tobacco rd - Coastal erosion series contd

the Tobacco Road area of Banjul, the Gambia, where the canal regularly overflows, flooding homes with filthy water. But in a worst-case climate change scenario, the entire city could be completely inundated by 2100.

Those living in Banjul’s slums face the effects of a climate crisis they did little to cause – and will need more help than the Cop26 deal promises

(fundacio heroes/champions incl )

Abdul Karim Mbatch watering some of thousands of coconut trees planted on Banjul’s beach to help stem coastal erosion from climate change

Further Reading & info w/c ty

Floods, sewage and crocodiles: the crisis of the Gambia’s sinking city | Global development | The Guardian

fotograf credits : Sylvain Cherkaoui