SYDNEY, Nov 14 — Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5m will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly US$10 billion (RM44.8 billion) — equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product — the World Bank said in a report today.

HAMBURG, May 21 — The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg will present a legal opinion today on the extent to which states are obliged by international law to take stronger measures in the fight against climate change, reported dpa.