Marshallese are looking for ways to stay connected to their home as climate change and poor economic prospects force them to leave
very summer when Tony Paul was a child in Kwajalein, an atoll in the Pacific nation of the, his parents sent him and his siblings to spend time with their uncle on a remote chain of islands their ancestors once called home.
Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands. The low-lying nation is facing more frequent flooding from king tides due to climate change.It was once rare for Marshallese children to be given such names: most received the names of relatives. In recent years, however, and among better-off Marshallese, there has been a, highlighting the emotionally-laden ways Pacific Islanders are grappling with the future of a region battling economic challenges and climate turmoil.
She says she is still coming to terms with the growing impact of climate change on her islands. As she does so, however, she has grown to realise the deeper significance of the names. “It would mean so much more that it’s an island that used to exist, and no longer exists,” she says.
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