Author: Al Jazeera
\ Published on: 02/07/2025 | 00:00:00

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\ Suriname is one of the most vulnerable in the world to rising sea levels. Nearly seven out of 10 people in the former Dutch colony live in low-lying coastal areas, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 2020, a programme to restore the capital’s mangroves was launched. The 4.5km-long barrier will cost $11m, which the government has promised to fund from state coffers. The government wants to build up the entire network of dykes that dot the country’s 380km coastline.

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