Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Climate change: Taro village moved to the neighboring island

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Little by little, thousands of people leave their home Islands for sheltered places of mean sea level rise. Last week, New Zealand announced to accept the refugee claim of a family of Tuvalu, a group of nine atolls that is being sunk by climate change.

Today, the Reuters news agency that a small town of Taro Island, Solomon Islands, plans to relocate its entire population to a nearby island. Taro Island is only two meters above sea level, and the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change predicts that the sea climb 90 centimetres by the end of the century, that site â€" a conservative estimate.

Thus, after consulting engineers, scientists and urban planners, the island decided to build a city from scratch, on a neighboring Island, changing its population-between 500 to 1,000 people â€" at various stages. The land cost €2,2 million and can accommodate about 5,000 inhabitants, as soon as it's complete.

Some of the essential infrastructure, such as hospitals and a high school, will be built over the next five years-all other basic constructions such as roads or Government buildings, will also have priority. Still, the only change will be complete within several decades.

"Is a city created out of nowhere," said Reuters Philip Haines, project manager of BMT WBM consultant, hired for this purpose. "We must be competent and build something that lasts for generations. The relocation is the only option available to ensure the safety of the community and allows for future growth and prosperity. "

In April, the cyclone caused several Ita filled in the Solomon Islands, killing 23 people and injuring 50, 000. "We've just seen how vulnerable is Taro to natural disasters", explained the Choiseul province politician responsible, Jackson Kiloe. In the neighboring Island, the scenario will be slightly better, but the specter of climate change, even though further away, will continue to hover over the head of the population.

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