Norobiik, 6 months ago 80 percent of the #Maldives is less than a metre (three feet) above #SeaLevel. And while fortress-like walls ringing tightly-packed settlements can keep the waves at bay, the fate of the beach islands the tourists come for are uncertain. #Tourism accounts for almost one-third of the economy, according to the #WorldBank. #RisingSeas #ClimateCrisis Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231121-maldives-to-battle-rising-seas-by-building-fortress-islands
80 percent of the #Maldives is less than a metre (three feet) above #SeaLevel.
And while fortress-like walls ringing tightly-packed settlements can keep the waves at bay, the fate of the beach islands the tourists come for are uncertain.
#Tourism accounts for almost one-third of the economy, according to the #WorldBank. #RisingSeas #ClimateCrisis
Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231121-maldives-to-battle-rising-seas-by-building-fortress-islands
