Coastal homes in Tuvalu, Funafuti pictured on November 28, 2019. The low-lying South Pacific island nation of about 11,000 people has been classified as "extremely vulnerable" to climate change by the United Nations Development Programme due to rising sea levels. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images
An academic says the migration aspects of the Falepili Union between Tuvalu and Australia are a very good deal for Tuvaluans.
The executive director of the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University, Stephen Howes, said more recently released details on the treaty give Tuvaluan immigrants to Australia advantages not available to others.
The Falepili Union allows for special visas for 280 Tuvaluans each year and is part of a comprehensive treaty that includes significant security access for Australia within Tuvalu's borders.
Professor Howes spoke to RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman.
