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Past Event
Seminar

His Excellency Anote Tong, President of Kiribati

Open to the Public

The nation of Kiribati comprises 32 atolls and one high island (Banaba Island) scattered across almost 4,000 km of the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator. With the majority of atolls little more than six meters above sea level, Kiribati is uniquely vulnerable to the effects of global warming-induced sea level rise. Under President Tong’s leadership, Kiribati recently created the world’s largest marine reserve, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, which is 410,500 square km in size.

Date: Time: Location: Science Center

About

His Excellency Anote Tong, President of Kiribati

Panelists:

James McCarthy, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography

Daniel Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment

The nation of Kiribati comprises 32 atolls and one high island (Banaba Island) scattered across almost 4,000 km of the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator. With the majority of atolls little more than six meters above sea level, Kiribati is uniquely vulnerable to the effects of global warming-induced sea level rise. Under President Tong’s leadership, Kiribati recently created the world’s largest marine reserve, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, which is 410,500 square km in size.

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Monday, September 22, 5:00 pm

Science Center Lecture Hall D

One Oxford Street

Cambridge, MA