Waters of Tuvalu: A nation at risk

Past Event: 5 August 2008 to 16 November 2008

Child on beach
Life in the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu is already changing because of climate change.
Source: Peter Bennetts

An exhibition that explores the effects of climate change on Pacific island nations.

This new exhibition will be among the first to tackle a pressing consequence of climate change – the expected loss of Pacific island nations and resulting migration.

The exhibition will pose the challenging question: What would you do if you had no homeland? The very survival of the islands of Tuvalu will be dramatically affected in coming decades by the rising sea levels expected as climate change takes hold of our planet, leaving Tuvaluans effectively stateless.

The exhibition will explore how Tuvaluans living in Melbourne are struggling with the idea that their nation and heritage will cease to exist altogether.

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