Liberia: From the Field - Liberia Boosts Efforts to Guard Against Rising Seas

15 January 2019

With rising sea levels due to climate change already affecting coastal communities in Liberia, there are fears that densely populated parts of the capital Monrovia could be submerged, unless action is taken.

It's projected that a one-metre sea level rise could permanently inundate 95 square kilometres of land in Liberia's coastal zone, which is already under threat of heavy seasonal rains and continuing erosion.

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