Coastal flooding

The Carteret Islands: Paradise lost?

Carteret Islands: Where?

Carteret Islands: What?

Carteret Islands: Who?

Carteret Islands: The impact of coastal flooding

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

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

Carteret Islands: Environmental impact?

King Tides

Water supply

Mosquitoes

Beach erosion

Soil salinity (salt content)

Coconut trees and mangroves

Carteret Islands: Economic impact?

Cost of food

Government aid of $2 million for resettlement

Reliance on aid

Carteret Islands: Social impact?

Culture and tradition

Elderly

Lifestyle

Hunger

Reliance on aid

Carteret Islands: Political impact?

Bougainville

1990’s civil war

Government aid of $2 million

Local people of Bougainville