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Island nation returns to controversial practice to secure future funding: 'This is about more than survival'

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Pacific island nation of Nauru is selling citizenship to help fund a mass relocation of its population of 13,000 away from its eroding coastline.

Officials predict that 90% of the population will need to move at some point.

The government estimates the first stage of this migration would cost more than $60 million .

Rising sea levels are one of the most significant consequences of our planet's increasing temperatures.

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