An Island Community Displaced by Climate Change
Residents of a tiny Panamanian island threatened by rising sea levels begin to relocate to a new development.
The Panamanian government recently presented keys to new houses to about 300 families from Cartí Sugtupu, a small and crowded Caribbean island that is threatened by rising sea levels and a lack of space. The indigenous communities on Cartí Sugtupu and neighboring islands have recently faced increasing floods and damage from storms. Starting in 2015, the Panamanian Ministry of Housing began relocation plans, working on a new mainland settlement called Nuevo Carti—recently completed at a cost of more than $12 million. Residents will begin to move into their new homes next week.
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