Rising Seas, Broken Promises in Panama: Plans to Relocate Indigenous Community from Flood-Prone Island Delayed The Situation Today, on September 25, 2023, the people of Gardi Sugdub, an island off the coast of Panama, were supposed to begin their long-awaited relocation to a safer mainland site. For over a decade, […]
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Panama’s Indigenous Community: A Call for Enhanced Relocation Support
Panama‘s Indigenous Community in Urgent Need of Support for Relocation Panama‘s Guna Indigenous people living on the island of Gardi Sugdub face imminent threats to their rights due to sea level rise and overcrowding. Despite planning their relocation to a safer mainland site for over a decade, the community has […]