Tebunginako

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Tebunginako is a village settlement on the atoll of Abaiang in the island nation of Kiribati, known for being severely affected by coastal erosion and sea-level rise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
administrativeDivision Abaiang
climate tropical marine
country Kiribati
countryCapital South Tarawa
countrySubdivision Gilbert Islands group
linked to: Gilbert Islands
environmentalIssue flooding during high tides
saltwater intrusion
shoreline retreat
governedBy Abaiang Island Council
hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
hasCountryCode KI
hasIslandNation Kiribati
hasIssueDocumentedBy Kiribati government reports
climate scientists
environmental NGOs
hasPrimaryLanguage Gilbertese
hasReligion Christianity
hasSecondaryLanguage English
hasSettlementType village
impact damage to community infrastructure
loss of coastal land
relocation of village houses inland
knownFor climate change vulnerability
coastal erosion
impacts of sea-level rise
locatedIn Abaiang
Central Pacific Ocean
Gilbert Islands
locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
locatedOn Abaiang Atoll
nearbyUrbanArea South Tarawa
partOf Abaiang Island Council area
Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
regionType atoll village
threatenedBy coastal erosion
sea-level rise
timeZone UTC+12
usedAsCaseStudyIn climate change adaptation research
usedAsExampleOf climate-induced displacement
vulnerability of low-lying atolls

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Abaiang hasSettlement Tebunginako