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Houses are falling victim to the erosion by the powers of the sea. \u003cbr/\u003eSome parts of the island group have already being evacuated and surrendered to the  rising waters.\u003cbr/\u003eFishing is the lifeblood of the whole community here. It's survival through the centuries has always been directly\u003cbr/\u003elinked to the harvest of the ocean. \u003cbr/\u003eBut now its future is threatened by these same blue waters.\u003cbr/\u003eThis traditional Micronesian culture with a population of only eight-four thousand, is at the mercy of the global ecology.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (English):\u003cbr/\u003e\"We, the Kiribatese people, want the developed nations of the world to reduce their amount of gas emissions so that the problems of sea level rise will not have too much a dramatic effect upon us.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: James Aun, fisherman\u003cbr/\u003eBecause without some radical solution to the issue of global warming, Kiribati will soon just sink under the sea.\u003cbr/\u003eThe people of Kiribati hope that by attracting the world's attention as the first nation to enter the new millennium, they can use the publicity to highlight its plight. \u003cbr/\u003eIts fragile supply of ground water is already at risk from other sources of pollution. \u003cbr/\u003eBut now the sea water is increasingly encroaching. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's a last ditch battle for survival.\u003cbr/\u003eMany of the islanders are Roman Catholic. \u003cbr/\u003eThey believe that God can help them in their hour of need.\u003cbr/\u003ePrayers and psalms to avoid the impending disaster.\u003cbr/\u003eBeing the first nation to enter the new millennium, the President of Kiribati wants to express a message of hope under the dark skies of a pressing ecological problem.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"My message for that particular moment when the Sun is rising and I hope to be part of that, is to remind all our brothers and sisters out there in the world that here comes, you know, the new Sunrise of  the new millennium. And that this must remind us that we have to keep the faith in tomorrow.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: President Teburo Tito, president of Kiribati\u003cbr/\u003eA message of hope to the rest of the world. \u003cbr/\u003eThe world Kiribati needs to help to beat the rising sea levels.\u003cbr/\u003eBut time is running out. It's maybe already too late. By the year 2020 - 2025 Kiribati could be no more but a sunken treasure.\u003cbr/\u003eIts people my soon be forced to sail off into the sunset in search of another island home.\u003cbr/\u003e Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati - recent   XFA\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of sunrise over ocean\u003cbr/\u003e2. Coastline and sun\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close up sun\u003cbr/\u003e4. Sea and sunrise\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various traditional dancers\u003cbr/\u003e6. View of beach\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up crab crawling on beach\u003cbr/\u003e8. Part of island partly submerged by water and pull out to hut\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various water and coastline\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bwere Eritaia, Kiribati Government Environmental Officer \u003cbr/\u003e11. Tree buried under water in lagoon\u003cbr/\u003e12. Various views of ruined building on beach\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various views of fishermen\u003cbr/\u003e14. Boat passing\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) James Aun, fisherman \u003cbr/\u003e16. Fisherman's boat\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various in village\u003cbr/\u003e18. Exterior church\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various views of interior of Catholic church during service\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati\u003cbr/\u003e21. Various sunrise\u003cbr/\u003e22. 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