That sinking feeling: climate change and forced migration.

Many people in the pacific are already experiencing the drastic effects of human induced climate change.Rising sea levels, storm surges and more severe weather events are forcing communities living on low-lying islands and atolls to face the prospect of losing everything as sea water literally bubbles up through the ground, and waves wash their shorelines away. On today’s show we look at those who are on the frontlines of climate change, facing forced migration, and calling for climate justice. We hear from Wendy Flannery, convenor of the Climate Frontlines collective of Friends of the Earth, Brisbane. Climate Frontlines Collective raises awareness and funds for people in the low-lying Pacific nations of Kiribati and Tuvalu, and communities off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Guest: Wendy Flannery (Climate Frontlines collective, Friends of the Earth, Brisbane)Further reading:Climate Justice Publications & Policy (Friends of the Earth Australia)There Once Was an Island (Film)Climate Change in the Torres StraitsPhoto credit: There Once Was an Island. © On The Level Productions