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Fund sea walls in the Torres Strait
Published by TorresStraitClimate on Jun 07, 2011
| 158 Signatures |
Target: Torres Strait
Region: Australia
Web site: www.torresstraitclimate.org
Background (Preamble):
Torres Strait Islanders have been asking government for sea walls and sea wall upgrades for the past 10 years, but have seen little result.
We need to show the government that there is widespread support for assisting Torres Strait Islanders to protect our homelands and adapt to climate change.
We need to show the government that there is widespread support for assisting Torres Strait Islanders to protect our homelands and adapt to climate change.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on the federal government to coordinate the construction and upgrading of sea walls in the Torres Strait to protect against sea level rise and storm surges, which are causing inundation and erosion on the islands.
The Fund sea walls in the Torres Strait petition to Torres Strait was written by TorresStraitClimate and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: climate change, climate impacts, adaptation, torres strait, sea walls
