Coastal Communities Teach Lessons About Relocation

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Tegan Wendland

Published May 15, 2017 at 2:35 PM EDT

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This map shows the location of Alaska Native Villages. The red dots represent those in the process of climate relocation; the blue, those threatened by imminent climate impacts.

Center for Progressive Reform

In coming years, rising seas and sinking land will force many to move away from the coast. Some communities are already doing so. New research from the Center for Progressive Reform, a Washington-based nonprofit, looks at how 17 communities - from Alaska to South Dakota - are pulling it off.

WWNO’s Tegan Wendland talked with study-author, Loyola University law professor, Rob Verchick.

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Support for the Coastal Desk comes from the Walton Family Foundation, the Coypu Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and local listeners.