The Japan Times: Last year, Nagasaki’s Iki Island became the first place in Japan to declare a cl…

Last year, Nagasaki’s Iki Island became the first place in Japan to declare a climate emergency. On Sept. 25, it joined more than 1,250 jurisdictions in 25 countries in the emergency declaration. The goal of such an action is to mobilize resources “at sufficient scale and speed to protect civilization, economy, people, species and ecosystems,” according to the Climate Emergency Declaration website. Although the island has made few headlines for destructive typhoons or flooding, Iki faces systemic and urgent threats. As a small, isolated city with a rapidly declining population, it embodies many of the problems faced by island communities across the country. Read the full story with the link in our bio. 📸: Oscar Boyd (@oscar.boyd)
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