"Amnesty has called on New Zealand home to the world's largest Pacific diaspora to urgently reform its policies to provide rights-based approach to climate-related displacement. This would include offering a dedicated humanitarian visa, the report said. It also argued providing safe options for those most severely affected by climate change through humanitarian visas is part of states' obligations to ensure protection for people whose human rights are being threatened."
"The report highlights how Tuvalu and Kiribati, where most land lies just 2 to 3 metres above sea level, face existential threats from rising seas, coastal erosion, and extreme weather. These impacts already undermine access to clean water, food, and safe housing. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), at least 50,000 Pacific Islanders each year face the risk of displacement from climate impacts such as sea level rise and extreme weather."
Pacific Islanders face increasing climate-driven displacement as rising seas, coastal erosion, and extreme weather undermine access to clean water, food, and safe housing. Tuvalu and Kiribati, with most land just 2 to 3 metres above sea level, face existential threats that already compromise basic needs. At least 50,000 Pacific Islanders annually face displacement risks from sea-level rise and extreme weather, and more than half of the population lives within 500 metres of vulnerable coasts. Existing migration schemes to New Zealand and Australia offer limited pathways but exclude many groups. Rights-based policy reforms, including a dedicated humanitarian visa, would create safe legal options for those most affected.
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