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Mobilities JournalMain MenuCourse ProjectPublic TransportationBuses, Trains, SubwaysWalkabilityBikeabilityAutomobilityAccessibilityBorders and MigrationsParks, Outdoors and GreenspaceClimate ChangeVirtual Worlds and Digital MobilitiesAlternate Mobilitiesdavid kim87de7bc2484fc682d989967c7b88823ef2ab67e3
Region Tuvalu getting smaller.
1media/Tuvula island_thumb.jpg2024-05-15T18:12:30-07:00Alexandra Haineseb7e5ce90106b617364a4c5ae43dbfa9caacb28b445451Overhead shot of a very narrow island lined with houses.plain2024-05-15T18:12:31-07:00Alexandra Haineseb7e5ce90106b617364a4c5ae43dbfa9caacb28b
Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, faces the looming threat of extinction due to rising sea levels driven by climate change. This urgent environmental crisis highlights the critical need to address mobility justice. Tuvaluans seeking to relocate encounter daunting challenges, including strict immigration laws and financial constraints. Many are trapped in a cycle of vulnerability and inequality, unable to escape the impacts of climate change. Despite projections indicating that vast areas of Tuvalu could be submerged within the next 30 years, residents are determined to remain connected to their homeland. This predicament underscores the necessity of equitable solutions to ensure the safety and rights of those affected by environmental displacement.
