Waters of Tuvalu: A Nation at Risk

Thu 25 September 2008 - Sun 16 November 2008
10:00am - 5:00pm
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders st
Melbourne
VIC
Adults $6, Concessions and Children free entry.

An exhibition that explores the effects of climate change on Pacific island nations.

This new exhibition will be among the first to tackle a pressing consequence of climate change – the expected loss of Pacific island nations and resulting migration.

The exhibition will pose the challenging question: What would you do if you had no homeland? The very survival of the islands of Tuvalu will be dramatically affected in coming decades by the rising sea levels expected as climate change takes hold of our planet, leaving Tuvaluans effectively stateless.

The exhibition will explore how Tuvaluans living in Melbourne are struggling with the idea that their nation and heritage will cease to exist altogether.