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African islands under threat: what to do about Trump’s withdrawal from climate change agreement

By Daniela Marggraff, Researcher, Oceans Regions Programme, University of Pretoria
Maxi Schoeman, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, University of Pretoria
Samuel Oyewole, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria

Pacific island states have united, declaring climate change the single greatest threat to their security. African island states can adopt a similar approach.

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