Diving Paradise Palau: Communities in Peril September 21, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment “Climate change has affected this country in ways that we really didn’t foresee.” Palau in the Pacific filled with natural wonders, but in recent years, climate change is starting to take a toll on the country and its people. Sea levels, one of its biggest threats, are expected to rise 42cm to 195cm by the year 2100. CNA visited the small island nation to see how the residents are coping.