This FAO policy brief was prepared for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and is expected to act as a "threat multiplier" in a region that is already under severe ecological and economic stress. Pacific islands will have to face sea levels rise.
Full text (pdf, 23 pages):
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1262e/i1262e00.pdf
Read more:
http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/37758/icode/