An Innovative Golden Passport? Exploring Nauru’s New Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program
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Jiang, Ningning
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Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University
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In November 2024, at COP29, Nauru launched the ‘Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program’ (NECRCP), becoming the first Pacific Island
state to explicitly link a citizenship-by-investment (CBI) program with climate adaptation finance. With fees starting at US$105,000 for a single applicant, NECRCP presents citizenship both as a mobile asset and as a financing tool for coastal restoration, water security, and environmental recovery.
This In Brief draws on early insights from my PhD research on investor-citizenship in the Pacific region, focusing on structural and symbolic factors rather than personal motivations. NECRCP serves as a pilot study showing how island states reshape citizenship programs under pressures of climate risk and economic instability
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Department of Pacific Affairs In Brief series
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