The maritime zones controlled by island states are large and valuable. Pacific Island countries have control over various economic ventures such as deep-sea mining; drilling and fishing which haul in an economic catch worth billions. With rising water levels eroding the landmass of islands such as Kiribati, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands and Maldives, what then of these countries waters? The Boston Globe takes a closer look at the possibilities for island nations: bostonglobe/ideas/2014/10/18/when-island-nations-drown-who-owns-their-seas/hyH9W5b1mCAyTVgwlFh7qO/story.html# #PacificIslands #Kiribati #climatechange #migration #maritime #zones #EEZ #UN #international #law #diplomacy #politics #power #economics #statehood #SIDS #Tuvalu #PNG #Maldives #MarshallIslands #Fiji #development
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:21:48 +0000