NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — More countries must provide ways to facilitate migration for people affected by climate change, as the Pacific becomes ground zero for global extreme weather events in the coming years, the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration says. Amy Pope told Nikkei Asia.
When the Pope signed the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Commonwealth agreement last year, he cited Australia as the first country in the world to create a special visa class for people vulnerable to the effects of climate change.