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Panama to Launch Climate Plan for Indigenous Communities

2/12/2025

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Panama's Ministry of Environment is set to unveil a groundbreaking climate adaptation decree by April, aimed at creating a national protocol for relocating Indigenous coastal communities grappling with the harsh realities of climate change. This initiative emphasizes the importance of community engagement to safeguard human rights as rising sea levels and fierce storms threaten their way of life.

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Panama's Ministry of Environment is set to unveil a groundbreaking climate adaptation decree by April, aimed at creating a national protocol for relocating Indigenous coastal communities grappling with the harsh realities of climate change. This initiative emphasizes the importance of community engagement to safeguard human rights as rising sea levels and fierce storms threaten their way of life.