Tekau Frere

Climate Change and Challenges to Self- Determination: Case Studies from French Polynesia and the Republic of Kiribati

This Essay examines effects of climate change and related phenomena on self-determination through two case studies. The case of French Polynesia highlights effects on people’s right to freely dispose of their natural resources. The case of the Republic of Kiribati demonstrates how a defeatist narrative of such effects undermines sovereignty.