Pacific Island States Face Mass Relocation as Climate Change Drives Migration

Fiji is systematically relocating hundreds of villages due to climate-induced sea-level rise, making them uninhabitable. A climate conference starting Monday in Fiji and Tuvalu highlights the precarious situation of Pacific island states, which are among the first to implement national relocation plans. The scale of migration and the adequacy of international support remain uncertain, but the development underscores the accelerating human cost of climate change.