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Today, the Guna Indigenous people living on the tiny, overcrowded, and flood-prone island of Gardi Sugdub in Panama will finally be given keys to their long-awaited new homes on the mainland.
News and Press Release in English on Panama about Climate Change and Environment, Protection and Human Rights and Flood; published on 29 May 2024 by HRW
The planned relocation, which the community requested as a necessary step to avoid rising seas, is the first in Panama and among the most community-led examples globally.
The Panamanian government has not yet provided essential services for the Guna Indigenous people of Gardi Sugdub, who plan to relocate because of rising sea levels on their overcrowded island.
Next month, the Guna people living on the tiny Panamanian island of Gardi Sugdub will hopefully be given keys to their long-awaited new homes on the mainland, as the compounding challenges of rising seas due to climate change, and overcrowding make moving essential.