Australia to offer climate refuge to all residents of Tuvalu - report - Reuters
Australia to offer climate refuge to all residents of Tuvalu - report | Reuters
Australia to offer climate refuge to all residents of Tuvalu - report
[1/3]Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the bilateral meeting with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, 07 September 2023. BAGUS INDAHONO/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
SYDNEY, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will on Friday announce the country will offer climate asylum to all residents of Tuvalu, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing sources.
Tuvalu, a collection of nine low-lying islands in the Pacific, is one of the world's most at-risk countries from climate change.
All 11,200 residents of the country will be offered refuge in Australia, SMH reported.
Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Kim Coghill and Christopher Cushing
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