Introduction -- Geography, Economy and Environment of Atoll Island States -- Climate Change and Its Effects on Atoll Island States -- Climate Change Negotiations and AOSIS -- Future Atoll Scenarios: Adaptation Strategies and Their Implication Under UNCLOS -- Alternative Solutions to Preserve the Sovereignty of Atoll Island States -- Climate Change Displacement in Atoll Island States -- Concluding Remarks
Summary
Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls. It has been predicted that an increase in the pace of sea level rise brought about by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will cause them to disappear, forcing their inhabitants to migrate
