Statehood, sovereignty and territory in the Pacific Ocean

^{Image courtesy of Liam Saddington}

Liam Saddington, a DPhil candidate in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford, is one of 11 students to receive the Dudley Stamp Memorial Award in 2018. Liam received £500 towards the cost of travelling to the Republic of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean to investigate how rising sea levels are affecting the political futures of small island states.

Liam is currently in Fiji where he is setting up interviews for his time in Kiribati and has been Tweeting about his experiences. You can follow him @Saddy_94

When was the last time climate change was front page news in the UK?
I've been in Fiji six weeks and seen climate change as headline news at least half a dozen times. pic.twitter.com/ZDxGb2mOyT

— Liam Saddington (@Saddy_94) July 27, 2018

Reflecting on our visit this morning to squatter settlements in Suva who are working with @UniSouthPacific
on issues around poverty reduction and flood management pic.twitter.com/nKWnHa1AH3

— Liam Saddington (@Saddy_94) June 28, 2018