Record No.
MRB-2026-006911
First Nation to Buy Foreign Land as a Climate Relocation Plan
Environment & Sustainability
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Kiribati
Category
Environment & Sustainability
Country
Kiribati
(
KI )
Achievement Date
30 May 2014
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
In 2014, Kiribati purchased roughly 20 square kilometers of land on Fiji's Vanua Levu island, making it one of the first nations to acquire territory abroad specifically as a potential refuge for its population against rising seas.
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