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By Kate Newton of RNZ More than 1400 new house consents have been granted in flood plains in Auckland since devastating flooding damaged thousands of homes a.
Small island nations, mainly in the Caribbean and Pacific, are most at risk from catastrophic damage caused by greenhouse gases, new research by Victoria University economics professor Ilan Noy and others concludes. Being a small island is a bigger risk factor than being in the poorest groups of nations, according to the working paper for non-profit think tank the Overseas Development Institute. Noy said many small island nations were heavily coastal, exposed to tropical cyclones and relied