Indonesia’s Java island villages are watching the ocean push more than a kilometre inland in some areas, putting homes and roads at risk. The government is banking on large-scale seawall construction to hold back the tide, but the urgency raises tough questions about whether concrete can keep pace with rising seas and coastal erosion.
Vanuatu is turning to the International Court of Justice as sea levels rise and stronger cyclones batter islands, wiping out coral reefs and threatening communities. John Warmington describes his reef as a “coral graveyard.” The court’s forthcoming advice on countries’ climate duties could become a landmark step toward accountability for major emitters.
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