Climate change: The Panama community that fled its drowning island
This article is a summary of reporting by BBC News. Originally published June 3, 2024.
Rising sea levels driven by climate change have forced members of the indigenous Guna population in Guna Yala, Panama, to abandon their low-lying island of Gardi Sugdub. The community coordinated with Panamanian authorities and their own local governing bodies to facilitate a planned relocation to newly constructed homes on the mainland. The move represents one of Latin America's first climate-induced community relocations while navigating the preservation of indigenous self-governance and cultural life.
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An indigenous Guna community in Panama's autonomous Guna Yala comarca relocates to the mainland due to rising sea levels threatening their island home.
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