Assuming AGW is the cause--did the islanders not also benefit from the worldwide consumption of fossil fuels: supplies delivered by ship, manufacturing of the supplies themselves, worldwide communications built by an energy intensive civilization, medication and learning fostered by this development?  I would pay my share to <i>relocate</i> them, and throw in a &#x27;Sorry about the sea level rise&#x27; gift basket, but not anything to maintain a life there.