>Dear Colleagues,
Following Peter's contribution of the UN General Assembly's
resolution relating to possible sea-level rises.I wrote to Peter
about the General Assembly resolution, drawing his attention to some
detailed studies of sea-level change related to island groups.
On reflection I thought some other members might be interested in
this question.
>
>>Dear Peter,
>
>
>When I wrote to the top tide man in Australia, asking for
>information about rising sea-levels in the vicinity of Broome, I
>received no reply. I resent the letter, in case the first one went
>astray, still no answer.
>
>I enquired because Broome has a very, very shallow gradient and I
>thought there would be evidence there of Australia's lowest
>astronomic tide moving landwards, causing the outer limit of the 12
>nm territorial sea to move landwards.
>
>
>
>According to a paper by Alex Morner (2007), a detailed study by
>members of INQUA, who study the quaternary period, recorded
>sea-level rise in the Maldives from 1850-1940 at a rate of 1.1 mm
>per year. For the last 40 years there has not been any sign of
>accelerating sea-level in the Maldives.
>
>Morner reports that the Tuvalu tide guage shows no accelerating tidal rises.
>
>He also reports that no significant rise has been reported for
>Vanuatu in the period 1993-2006.
>
>Willis Eschenbach has produced a very detailed analysis of possible
>tidal changes in Tuvalu. His conclusion is that sea-level is not
>accelerating.
>
> I can provide Eschenbach's e-mail address to those who might be interested.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Victor
>
>>Dear colleagues,
>>
>>Apropos of our earlier discussions on sovereignty in the face of
>>predicted rising tides, shrinking territories, and population
>>exodus from some low-lying areas, this morning the UN General
>>Assembly passed by consensus a resolution on "Climate change and
>>its possible security implications" (A/RES/63/281). The resolution
>>was concerned with the possible security implications of climate
>>change (such as refugee flows and loss of territorial integrity)
>>and strongly suggested that the Security Council take up the issue
>>as part of its mandate for maintaining international peace and
>>security. The resolution was advocated in particular by many
>>Pacific small island countries, but the ultimate consensus was
>>forged among a broad swath of developing and developed countries
>>and had more than 60 co-sponsors.
>>
>>Reuters article about the General Assembly action:
>>http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5525W920090603
>>
>>New York Times article about the resolution:
>>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/world/29refugees.html
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Peter Prows
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