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The Carteret Islands: Paradise lost?

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Carteret Islands case study

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Page 1: Coastal flooding

The Carteret Islands: Paradise lost?

Page 2: Coastal flooding

Carteret Islands: Where?

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Carteret Islands: What?

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Carteret Islands: Who?

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Carteret Islands: The impact of coastal flooding

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgw4HTtokgk

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Carteret Islands: Causes of flooding?

Some theories:

Sea level rise?(due to global warming, melting ice, thermal expansion of sea, isostatic readjustment)

Islands are sinking?(tectonic plate movement)

Man-made?(dynamite fishing breaking up reef, water extraction

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Carteret Islands: Environmental impact?

King Tides

Water supply

Mosquitoes

Beach erosion

Soil salinity (salt content)

Coconut trees and mangroves

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Carteret Islands: Economic impact?

Cost of food

Government aid of $2 million for resettlement

Reliance on aid

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Carteret Islands: Social impact?

Culture and tradition

Elderly

Lifestyle

Hunger

Reliance on aid

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Carteret Islands: Political impact?

Bougainville

1990’s civil war

Government aid of $2 million

Local people of Bougainville