Sea Walls

Rising Seas Not the Only Culprit Behind Kiribati’s Woes

By Christopher Pala
Scientists say dredging, building causeways and natural climate variations are largely responsible for the flooding events that many officials here point to as evidence that climate change-induced sea-level rise is shrinking and destroying their tropical Pacific island.

In Dominica, Diminished Rivers Among Climate Change’s Effects

By Desmond Brown
Eighty-year-old Rupert Lawrence has been living in the Dominica capital, Roseau, for nearly 60 years. Like visitors to the island, he too is fascinated by the fact that the town square has a river running right through its centre.


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