‘Coastal residents may need to systematically retreat’
The Global Commission on Adaptation - led by Ban Ki-Moon, Bill Gates and Kristalina Georgieva - has warned that "coastal residents may need to systematically retreat" as a result of climate change and rising sea levels.
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