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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Episode 180: Anote Tong, Former President of Kirabati
Description: To the people of Kiribati, climate change is an existential threat. This is an Island nation in the pacific -- it is a string of atolls about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. It has a population of about 100,000 and is known for its vast Tuna stocks. But climate change and rising sea levels are making much of Kiribas uninhabitable--it is a country that is facing extinction. And not in some distant future. This is happening now. My guest today, Anote Tong served as President of Kiribas from 2003 to 2016. President Tong is well known in...