The Next Wave: Climate Refugees in the South Pacific
Located 50 miles off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the Carteret Islands are disappearing into the ocean.
We've been on the climate change awareness tour for four days. The group usually wakes around 5:30AM – when the roosters warm their vocal chords – and bathes in the nearest river or in the sea.
This morning one of the elders, John Sailik, stood at the northern tip of Han Island, whispered sacred words into a handful of stones, and cast them out to sea.
Today the community held a church service to commemorate the youth from the Carteret Islands who will travel to the mainland to discuss climate change and the relocation (the islanders plan to relo
The first person we met this morning on the Carteret Islands was Nicholas, a 32-year-old fisherman with an easy smile who will lead the youth tour (climate change awareness tour) to Tinputz in the
The sea was calm today.
Last night I was on edge.
The Carteret Islands are some of the most remote islands in the South Pacific.
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Jennifer Redfearn has six years of experience working on documentaries for WGBH, WNET, the Discovery Channel, TLC, and independent productions. Currently, Jennifer is directing and producing the...