Pacific Displacement

The onset of climate change, and the displacement induced by it – specifically in the Pacific region – has necessitated the establishment of JRS’ Pacific Displacement project.

This project focuses on the psychological and social impact on affected populations, and looks at ways of mapping their needs.

So far the project has centred on the Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea; climate change has already forced the relocation of hundreds of residents from the islands to Bougainville on the PNG mainland.