An islander walks on the former Bikeman island in Kiribati. Rising sea levels already are an urgent issue for inhabitants of low-lying islands in the Pacific and elsewhere. Keoni Auditorium at the East-West Center.
Panel discussion follows.
Global warming is a universal issue. But it profoundly affects Pacific Islanders because their survival depends on the sea level, which rises as polar ice melts. Low-lying atolls are in so much danger that inhabitants of entire countries may soon have to move elsewhere. Torrice, who has been making films primarily about human rights and the environment for public television for 10 years, said she was drawn to this topic in 1997 for several reasons. Torrice acknowledges that she is not a scientist.