Researchers have identified several island nations, such as The Maldives, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and
The Marshall Islands, as being at risk of completely disappearing due to rising sea levels. What
happens, or what should happen, to an island’s population when its nation’s land disappears? Not
only do these environmentally displaced persons (EDPs) need to relocate, but there is also risk
of losing a unique culture, language, and way of life. In this problem, we ask you to look more
closely at this issue, in terms of both the need to relocate people and the protection of culture.
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