Home to Australia - one of the largest per capita emitters in the world - and also low lying Pacific island states that will face sea level rise and ocean acidification.

Decade-long droughts and ferocious bush fires in Australia are impacts already experienced that are exacerbated by climate change. Low lying Pacific islands will also be vulnerable to sea level rise and an increased frequency in extreme weather events while the ocean itself will become progressively more acidic with adverse effects on marine ecosystems and fisheries.