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Pacific islanders feel helpless in the face of a threat not of their making

Posted: 2022-07-15 03:30:55

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Pacific islanders feel helpless in the face of a threat not of their making

<div id="app" readability="6.2666829030687"><p>Pacific islanders feel helpless in the face of a threat not of their making</p><div class="_2lciU" role="" readability="9"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="QMY9O idv27" focusable="false" height="1em" width="1em"><use xlink:href="https://www.smh.com.au/#icon-exclamation"/></svg><p>We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.</p><button class="_760Mo">Dismiss</button></div><nav class="RbLp5"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/#sections">Skip to sections navigation</a><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/#content">Skip to content</a><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/#footer">Skip to footer</a></nav><header class="_21UZG noPrint" data-testid="header"/><main id="content"><div class="_2LBOJ _2TEVJ OK924"><article class="_1Wsbu"><header class="_3ykX4"><span class="_3tpNj" data-testid="total-images"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="QMY9O" focusable="false" height="1em" width="1em"><use xlink:href="https://www.smh.com.au/#icon-gallery"/></svg>13 Images</span><h2 class="_3FcAf">Five generations of the Work, Knowles and Lalabalavu families are buried in Sigatoka, Fiji. Now they are at risk of being washed into the sea. This week’s summit of Pacific Islands Forum in Suva will see leaders tackle the challenges of the climate crisis, the pandemic and several conflicts. These have consequences for all countries, but for small island developing states with inherent vulnerabilities like those in the Pacific, there are particular impacts.</h2><time class="_2_zR-" data-testid="datetime" datetime="2022-07-15T13:30:55+10:00">July 15, 2022 — 1.30pm</time></header><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>1</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Adi Paulini Lalabalavu-Naulago visits her family's cemetery at Olosara beach, Sigatoka. The cliff that supports the graves is a risk of crumbling and washing away.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/97fb8e818c07084b5818bf9b5cbcdf23ce0253e1, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/97fb8e818c07084b5818bf9b5cbcdf23ce0253e1 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/97fb8e818c07084b5818bf9b5cbcdf23ce0253e1, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/97fb8e818c07084b5818bf9b5cbcdf23ce0253e1 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/97fb8e818c07084b5818bf9b5cbcdf23ce0253e1, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/97fb8e818c07084b5818bf9b5cbcdf23ce0253e1 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="1.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="3"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>2</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">The calm after a storm in Suva, Fiji.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/4fef905f8527204375d7503523d51831e67198ad, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/4fef905f8527204375d7503523d51831e67198ad 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/4fef905f8527204375d7503523d51831e67198ad, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/4fef905f8527204375d7503523d51831e67198ad 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/4fef905f8527204375d7503523d51831e67198ad, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/4fef905f8527204375d7503523d51831e67198ad 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="3"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="6"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>3</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Village headman, Emoni Rokomoce (in black shorts), walks through Navunisabisabi Village in the Nadroga province. He says his village is flooded a lot more often because of climate change. </span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/22caab2ef0614432fd7f7ace7be97d4b6c38df4c, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/22caab2ef0614432fd7f7ace7be97d4b6c38df4c 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/22caab2ef0614432fd7f7ace7be97d4b6c38df4c, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/22caab2ef0614432fd7f7ace7be97d4b6c38df4c 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/22caab2ef0614432fd7f7ace7be97d4b6c38df4c, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/22caab2ef0614432fd7f7ace7be97d4b6c38df4c 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>4</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">A young girl stands in the rain in Navunisabisabi Village in the Nadroga province, Fiji.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/6832e0f50c99a68bf10e6457c08dcbcc5ae0414e, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/6832e0f50c99a68bf10e6457c08dcbcc5ae0414e 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/6832e0f50c99a68bf10e6457c08dcbcc5ae0414e, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/6832e0f50c99a68bf10e6457c08dcbcc5ae0414e 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/6832e0f50c99a68bf10e6457c08dcbcc5ae0414e, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/6832e0f50c99a68bf10e6457c08dcbcc5ae0414e 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>5</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Adi Paulini Lalabalavu-Naulago at Olosara beach, Sigatoka with the boat her family uses for fishing. The amount of fish has decreased in resent years.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/275dd6a7fe276ab5e84de428e69b65c476581b9b, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/275dd6a7fe276ab5e84de428e69b65c476581b9b 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/275dd6a7fe276ab5e84de428e69b65c476581b9b, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/275dd6a7fe276ab5e84de428e69b65c476581b9b 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/275dd6a7fe276ab5e84de428e69b65c476581b9b, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/275dd6a7fe276ab5e84de428e69b65c476581b9b 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="4.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="9"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>6</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand and Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, share a laugh at the Pacific Islands Forum.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/699c56b5758e4c31240bd8aecdfd044eabe9a25f, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/699c56b5758e4c31240bd8aecdfd044eabe9a25f 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/699c56b5758e4c31240bd8aecdfd044eabe9a25f, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/699c56b5758e4c31240bd8aecdfd044eabe9a25f 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/699c56b5758e4c31240bd8aecdfd044eabe9a25f, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/699c56b5758e4c31240bd8aecdfd044eabe9a25f 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="1.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="3"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>7</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Village headman, Emoni Rokomoce.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/e8bd7daf0b2819c2b25a7e589abe24565b8e7cab, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/e8bd7daf0b2819c2b25a7e589abe24565b8e7cab 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/e8bd7daf0b2819c2b25a7e589abe24565b8e7cab, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/e8bd7daf0b2819c2b25a7e589abe24565b8e7cab 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/e8bd7daf0b2819c2b25a7e589abe24565b8e7cab, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/e8bd7daf0b2819c2b25a7e589abe24565b8e7cab 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="3.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="7"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>8</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Manasseh Damukana Sogavare, greet each other at the Bilateral meeting at the Pacific island forum in Suva, Fiji.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/037457aae6f596bac030ce529beae10ca5dffcfd, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/037457aae6f596bac030ce529beae10ca5dffcfd 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/037457aae6f596bac030ce529beae10ca5dffcfd, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/037457aae6f596bac030ce529beae10ca5dffcfd 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/037457aae6f596bac030ce529beae10ca5dffcfd, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/037457aae6f596bac030ce529beae10ca5dffcfd 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="1.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="3"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>9</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Mum Kelera Raidaveta holds her 2-month-old baby Luke while Dad Abel Raidaveta looks on. </span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/79dfd567d72a528cde2dc466508ab5ba59ff4f5b, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/79dfd567d72a528cde2dc466508ab5ba59ff4f5b 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/79dfd567d72a528cde2dc466508ab5ba59ff4f5b, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/79dfd567d72a528cde2dc466508ab5ba59ff4f5b 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/79dfd567d72a528cde2dc466508ab5ba59ff4f5b, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/79dfd567d72a528cde2dc466508ab5ba59ff4f5b 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="1"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="2"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>10</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Villager Alivereti Momo is concerned about the future of his village.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/deddfed7d1894540926f355edd3f1b3c0bfeaf11, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/deddfed7d1894540926f355edd3f1b3c0bfeaf11 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/deddfed7d1894540926f355edd3f1b3c0bfeaf11, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/deddfed7d1894540926f355edd3f1b3c0bfeaf11 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/deddfed7d1894540926f355edd3f1b3c0bfeaf11, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/deddfed7d1894540926f355edd3f1b3c0bfeaf11 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="5"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>11</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Fiji- Navunisabisabi Village headman, Emoni Rokomoce, looks at some of the flooding in his village.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/f5e61e84e11aac7e4f86fc6751621af62148eb31, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/f5e61e84e11aac7e4f86fc6751621af62148eb31 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/f5e61e84e11aac7e4f86fc6751621af62148eb31, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/f5e61e84e11aac7e4f86fc6751621af62148eb31 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/f5e61e84e11aac7e4f86fc6751621af62148eb31, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/f5e61e84e11aac7e4f86fc6751621af62148eb31 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>12</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Angeline Lalaballavu at home in Olosara beach, Sigatoka, Fiji.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/07f03be613fcf4e1269b6ae2de01d339f592e3d0, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/07f03be613fcf4e1269b6ae2de01d339f592e3d0 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/07f03be613fcf4e1269b6ae2de01d339f592e3d0, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/07f03be613fcf4e1269b6ae2de01d339f592e3d0 2x" width="840"/><img alt="" height="432" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_647/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/07f03be613fcf4e1269b6ae2de01d339f592e3d0, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1294/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/07f03be613fcf4e1269b6ae2de01d339f592e3d0 2x" width="647"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="4"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="8"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>13</span>/<span>13</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, join a media conference at Pacific Island Forum in Suva, Fiji.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Joe Armao</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="560" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/69cfc5233ce902038b9c8acdfb20c8357c65a7e7, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/69cfc5233ce902038b9c8acdfb20c8357c65a7e7 2x" width="840"/><source height="560" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_840/t_resize_width/q_86%2Cf_auto/69cfc5233ce902038b9c8acdfb20c8357c65a7e7, https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1680/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/69cfc5233ce902038b9c8acdfb20c8357c65a7e7 2x" width="840"/><img 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