Rising sea levels
Panama relocates entire islands
Gardí Sugdub, an island in the Guna Yala region off the coast of Panama, will soon be uninhabited. The indigenous population will have to leave their homes and settle in a new community on the Caribbean coast.
Gardí Sugdub is one of around 50 inhabited islands in the Guna Yala region off the coast - and it is in danger of sinking due to rising sea levels!
In November and December in particular, strong winds drive the seawater right into the homes of the people who live there. It is the first community in Panama to be forced to relocate.
In the new village of Isberyala, 30 minutes from the sea, 300 houses are ready to accommodate the former residents.
62 other communities are to be forced to relocate over the next few years.
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