Climate Change
Climate changes occasionally pose a threat to island nations of minor sizes, especially in the South Pacific. Rising sea levels provide obstacles including reduced land use, water scarcity and sometimes even resettlement issues for island nations. In 2011, the Center for Climate Change Law (CCCL) held a conference which was attended by 272 registrants from 39 island nations titled Legal Issues for Threatened Island Nations.
Read more about this topic: Island Countries
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