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How do we save the world's small islands?

From coral reefs and mangroves to raising the land itself, how small island nations are using natural and innovative techniques to adapt to climate change.

From coral reefs and mangroves to raising the land itself, how small island nations are using natural and innovative techniques to adapt to rising sea levels and extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Jordan Dunbar chats to Tina Stege, climate envoy for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Dr. Rosanne Martyr, senior scientist on coastal vulnerability and adaptation, Climate Analytics.

Plus, Anna Holligan, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s correspondent in The Hague, has the latest on a landmark climate case brought by Pacific Islanders at the International Court of Justice.

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Presenter: Jordan Dunbar
Producer: Diane Richardson
Production Co-Ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineers: Tom Brignell, Rohan Madison and Frank McWeeny
Editor: Simon Watts

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