Dossier 2017/03 vulnerable coasts

Vulnerable coasts

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A rural woman on a Ghanaian beach.
Editorial
– by Sabine Balk

Particular urgency

In coastal regions, developmental challenges are especially evident
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Climate change
– by Feisal Rahman

Predictable disasters

In Bangladesh, climate change is accelerating rural-urban migration
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Megacity
– by Olamide Udoma-Ejorh

New islands for the rich

Though the sea level is set to rise, Lagos is growing out into the Atlantic Ocean
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Mangroves
– by Severin Peters, Christian Henckes

Saving the Mekong Delta

Climate change is threatening the livelihood of many people along Vietnam’s coast
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Coastal communities
– by Nnimmo Bassey

Fish species are disappearing

In West Africa, coastal communities’ livelihoods are at risk because of overfishing and oil production
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Infrastructure
– by Kacana Sipangule

Trade needs ports

Landlocked developing countries struggle with high trade costs and depend on transit countries
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Law
– by Virginia Mercado, Luis A. Soto

Fishermen versus oil giant

Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has still not compensated Mexican fishing communities
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Global affairs
– by Platform on Disaster Displacement

The needs of displaced persons

Forced displacement related to disasters is one of the great humanitarian challenges of the 21st century
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Adapting to climate change
– by Linda Engel

Valuable protection

The WAVE initiative calls attention to the value of ecosystem services that are provided by mangroves and coral reefs
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Law of the sea
– by Alan C. Robles

Pivoting Philippines

ASEAN leaders have long resisted China’s claims to the South China Sea, but the Philippines’ new president is strangely ambivalent
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Marine ecology
– by Katja Dombrowski

Saving the seas

New action plan for better protection of the world’s oceans
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Environment
– by Hans Dembowski

City shores

Coastal megacities are affected by global warming – but they also contribute to the phenomenon
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Adapting to climate change
– by Feisal Rahman

The way forward

Bangladesh has made progress on adapting to climate change, but more must be done
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Environment
– by Olamide Udoma-Ejorh

Coastal location

The history of the city of Lagos is closely tied to the sea
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Education
– by Edith Koesoemawiria

Boatloads of books

Grassroots initiatives are ensuring that children have access to books in some Indonesian villages
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