The Kiribati people battle sea level rise - Slide show
The Pacific island country of Kiribati is home to the beginnings of a broad, international effort to support the developing world in adapting to climate change, reports the Scientific American.
See photos of community efforts to adapt to sea level rise with organizations like the Kiribati Adaptation Project to workers rebuilding roads, people carrying sandbags to fortify new seawalls, young mangrove saplings planted to strengthen the lagoon shoreline and installation of a crucial leak-detection system for vulnerable freshwater pipes.
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Themes
Climate change
Community-based DRR
Environment and ecosystems
Disaster risk communication
Water
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region
Kiribati