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Small island states are experiencing sea level rise, increasingly extreme weather events and storms.听Rising seas create many problems for their residents鈥攍oss of infrastructure and homes that affect peoples鈥� basic human rights, including the right to adequate housing, the right to development, and cultural and territorial rights.

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a poet and climate activist in the Marshall Islands, reflects on how her country has tried different techniques to no avail.

鈥淚n the past, our country has focused really heavily on mitigation; we focused on trying to get countries around the world to lower emissions,鈥� she said. But she鈥檚 hopeful about the direction Marshall Island residents are moving toward.

鈥淎daptation allows us to take a more personal, introspective look at our country and our nation, and make sure that we are ready first for whatever is to come.鈥�

The Marshall Islands, one of the 38 places within the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), is developing a 10-year plan to outline adaptation techniques in response to climate change. Their responses to increasing vulnerability go beyond a reaction to emergencies to chart a possible path for other countries that might eventually face comparable challenges, even though their people live far from the water鈥檚 edge.

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