Obama To Announce New Climate Change Help For Island Nations

WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama on Thursday will announce $40 million in programs to help island nations and other communities vulnerable to climate change.

Obama addressed the Pacific Island Conference of Leaders and the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu on Wednesday night. On Thursday, he is speaking from the remote coral reef Midway Atoll, where he will announce programs to both help nations react to climate-related changes and relocate people when it becomes necessary.