I'm not sure if you're interested or not but maybe a little reading about Tuvalu might be thought provoking.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/st...582445,00.html
Television lately has also shown the odd article about Islands off Bouganville.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle759319.ece
These dont get much of run in the Australian Press and if you read a little more widely you'll quickly figure out why.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...733684706.html
LoBelly