Indigenous community in Panama relocates due to rising sea levels and lack of living space

Sea level rise and lack of living space threaten the rights of Guna Indigenous people living on Panama’s small island of Gardi Sugdub, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The community began planning to relocate to the mainland in 2010, but no one has yet been able to move.
Sea level rise and lack of space threaten the rights of people living on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub and other coastal Indigenous communities in Panama.
The community of Gardi Sugdub has planned for their relocation to a safer mainland site for over a decade, but long-promised support from the government has been delayed.
Panama should provide immediate support so the Gardi Sugdub community can complete their relocation with dignity and should build on lessons learned to develop a national policy to safeguard human rights in future climate-related relocations.
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[@africaart]

If I were them, I would go thousands of kilometers away. Nature has sent you packing.

[@petesmart1983]

Alot of people are poor and can't afford to move away

[@deesmith6363]

Liars. Panama in spots is sinking at the rate of three inches a year.

[@jimmoses6617]

The land is sinking

[@lizArizona]

😮

[@sheriwilliams8942]

Island sinking, the water level isn't rising. The Island is Sinking.

[@sweetsweet3753]

i sailed from Catagena to Panama via San Blass islands and the islands and beaches were all surrounded by so much rubbish. Am sure most of the rubbish is coming from the mainland however this overpopulation on the small islands cant be helping much.

[@FlowState]

Sounds like overcrowding is the issue. Someone's trying to crowbar their environmental agenda into a situation that doesn't involve it.

[@ew374]

Seriously the government helping to get so much people relocated and *your complaining about the style of the houses!!! The garbage all over that island OMG! that is everybody’s responsibility to NOT LITTER!!!The ocean is not a garbage dump! I am sure your new community have recycling and garbage disposals as all community should! good luck.

[@MuhammadZaheerali-s7b]

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[@nil981]

Justice must be swift and it must come for the wealthy global north with an extreme vengeance.

[@ew374]

Really dude! Rich people DO NOT THROW GARBAGE ALL OVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS!! And it is rich people’s money that is building these new communities!! Stop hating because WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THIS PLANET CLEAN BECAUSE IT IS OUR HOME!!!!!