28 Jan 2021

New research looks at climate impacts on Pac urbanisation

From , 6:01 am on 28 January 2021

The pressures of climate change on the Pacific's cities and towns will be the focus of a new project about to get underway.

Those behind the Victoria University project - which has received $870-thousand in Marsden Grant funding -  say there's an urgent need to adress urbanisation pressures they say are harming ecosystems and wellbeing.

Lillian Hanly reports.

The Kiribati capital and most populated area, South Tarawa, consists of several islets, connected by a series of causeways.

The Kiribati capital and most populated area, South Tarawa, consists of several islets, connected by a series of causeways. Photo: Supplied