A community because of our heritage the history we have here on the island and to try to keep the culture get also. He has also a government for aid to relocate but some on the island are resisting his plan i dont want to. Cast me something. Somewhere. And its a life or death of a refund. But the majority say they are ready to face facts after years of rebuilding and recovering from the old slaughter of nature you cant plan anything here you cant grow any animals here the parents have to bring their children to school if we want groceries in the waters on the road without either do without or tried to watch the water go down and then and then come back whats left is mostly memories among the ruins and all of this was beautiful they had trees and they had the land out there where you could walk and its going to feel good again to be safe. It took the Mississippi River 7000 years to build the coast of louisiana it took less than a century to wash away a 3rd of it to understand how we dont at this point have to go back 80 years to the time of huey p. Long he was a visionary state governor he helped create much of what we see today the streets the levees built to protect the city the bridges and the canals all help the state of louisiana it hold it out of poverty but there was a floor in the plan without the sediment brought down by the Mississippi River the line started to subside. The night he sees long he had consolidated enormous political power again unprecedented public works. Aimed at lifting residents out of poverty and bringing more industry to the state. There were new roads bridges there were dogs for ships and with all of this along came the only industry. Rigs began sprouting up along the bayous and canals were dredged across the fields to facilitate drilling volume and supply but. We unleashed forces that we did not quite understand and its. Very bad outcomes. Roy is a professor at Louisiana State university if you you know he started using g. P. S. Technology to study how the surface shifts because Research Revealed that data that everybody had been relying on for decades had been exaggerated or are here we can actually see today 12 satellites the reality is that the land is actually lower than records show which means the threat is far greater than people think initially there was a number of people who deny that they didnt want to hear in fact they actively worked against even the publication of this work but over time. The reality you see here because now people are beginning to see this effect where they go. Because not only the wetlands that are in trouble were on the east side of new orleans in a place called lake forest it is a quiet enough community but its what lies beneath thats a problem. In this neighborhood just on the edge of new orleans you can see subsidence in action foundations opened up by the Sinking Ground and you cant park your car your garage because the driveways and more than a foot below the entrance. The problem is nobody can agree on a solution Coastal Restoration efforts have been underway for 2 decades but for every square kilometer of land that the government has either saved or created 5 square kilometers have been lost to the gulf these internal bombs become bigger and bigger and bigger and they carry some pay more so as a marine biologist and director of the terry Bone National estrie program we couldnt build a land where there was a land before but we can build land where there was land before we can build a ridge where there was land before. Because you have the the foundation to support that land sampai and others reject the idea that more levees will save the the land all towns. Instead he and others support a 2 pronged plan to pump in massive amounts of new settlement and allow the Mississippi River to restore the rest of the river is the key its the only way to get that the most efficient way of holding on to whats still left and it will take a lot of money. Theres no question that always and i cannot afford this alone. Theres no question that you know that this is not a louisiana problem alone this is a National Problem and will require a National Commitment without making that neglect that weve been forgotten we basically ignored by the federal government. Meanwhile virtually all the practices that exacerbated line loss were allowed to continue and in some cases even encouraged. I dont want to be critical of my federal government but they really did do a whole bunch here constraints it is a hobby a policeman who took us to a place where many believe the only hope to save southern louisiana lines. Pool if you show as a cluster of sport fishing camps in a gated community surrounded by huge dogs it is a city of ships in the marshes with supply vessels for the 500. 00 or more oil rigs out in the gulf of mexico. A 3rd of americas oil and natural gas come through here accounting for hoffa the nations refinery output about despite all of this industrial capacity just a small slice makes it into the coffers of the state. Out of the 7000000000. 00 in revenue louisiana receives less than one percent. And people just dont understand the importance and the benefits that sounds louisiana provides or as a country but the price of his few buy for the seafood is ability to get his grain to market as all the panda. Point south louisiana function probably and that understanding is that. There is a congressional plan to reroute funds to states like louisiana but not until 2017 many observers say that will simply be too late. When i was a little boy my grandfather used to say this was the bank if you needed money you went to the bank caught it sold it and got your money but its not like that any more. Government regulation salt water intrusion habitat destruction you know and these guys here theyre all dying theyre getting old and theres no one in mourning to think theyre my generation or the next generation may very well be the last it is. This is place a Tipping Point in the balance between man and his into. And is this river delta fated to be a clarion call to help humans and nature must strike a better balance so that base can survive. They rob the bank they rob the bank thats a good way of putting it yeah they were coming back. Losing louisiana from 2009 but some dire warnings about what the next decade would bring so 10 years on we often met clock now as environment correspondent to return to the reason anna to find out of the anticipated death of the delta became reality or whether to quote mark twain those reports turned out to be grossly exaggerated. Im on my way back to buy the force in southern that we. To catch up with windell curio his job is to maintain the levee the surrounds and protects the syria from the elements. Very. Great letter you have not changed a bit. When we were last here how much we lost since then or is as in the last 10 years we are losing about how we use the road back in the 70s were losing about 70 square miles a year down to maybe 15 square miles ok its still substantial but its less so it was 70 and its now 15 when i was a kid. I mean you you would see open water from the room it was a solid more used to thaw the canal a side road that they used to build the road but it was solid marsh you look at it right now from one i was a celtic 1051 where you would have 85 percent was land and more now 90 percent is open water. To live in relative security in this part of the world you need a huge amount of student debt and im working on a harken levee which all the way around in circles 3 communities 26000 people right here is the town of gold medal a gold medal several feet below sea level and the sea. Is just here on this side of the levee that is the front edge of the gulf of mexico and without this hurricane levy gold medal the other communities would not exist. But some parts of be left to the elements this is the once Thriving Community of leaving which im like Golden Meadow has no levee to protect it from rising sea levels or even mind the storms the pools with levels to rise. Its a lot of these kids. You know we had there was a lot more than. A match of this land all of this land being fortified hardness today thats what people. Yeah there was as you say there was a 7 tree right that was in the right and then took a boat out to it and you can clearly see the tombstone sticking out of water or not its just its just flat right. To the community here in the field 10 years ago it was about whats a 30 yeah. And i think it just has been a continuous you know from the 1915 for its it was a population and then 10 years old my dad you know but now were down to 60. You see this area we look at the gold into gold medal would look just like this just like this if you didnt have a living. I meant for this man in seoul whose family of fish these waters for generations would you know faces the very real prospect of losing everything here saying here. The this is how it right yes let me show you around so you while we have. This is all bull. One of the last remaining level residents the death of the mississippi delta is very much a reality so tell me what its like when storms come in and when you hear a storm is brewing and you just you just start praying you have to you have to pack and go you know they make you leave and then you dont know if you coming back to end the areas do things in their preserving their profit land and here is its not theres no future and one more future for residue. If it hurts it hurts to know that. You have to move and i know well have to move on no well have to leave here. It will have nothing in the water youll have water. If shes right then in 10 more years time there will be no record and they leave this whole area will be underwater and in the gulf of mexico. Well thats it from a as join us again next week and to do check out the rewind page at aljazeera dot com for more films from the series but for now thank you for joining us and well see you again soon. Rewind returns with a new series. This town just a documentary. On you yeah and on into. The house. Remind the children to say. It was a india 10000000 children what invalidates the victims of trafficking in one of the large numbers a very very big number on aljazeera. Singapore is being accused of expanding its coast and illegally dredged satins some of the islands off the coast of indonesia literally vanished its a big business when they dont take this very the sand is are you see this beautiful beach but behind it is something thats not so plentiful tragedy is that people are just not aware and ecological investigation into a global emergency sand was at this time on aljazeera. Thomas cook the worlds oldest travel company collapses more than 150000 people are stranded as flights are grounded and holidays cancelled. This is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. The un turns up the heat on World Leaders with a damning report warning that the last 5 years are said to be the warmest on record. A break from the past israels main arab parties back former military chief benny gantz for Prime Minister to keep Benjamin Netanyahu out of power. And the reasons myanmars internally displaced people are turning to drugs and the extreme measures used to tackle them. The worlds oldest travel Company Thomas Cook has collapsed leaving tens of thousands of people stranded there are 600000 people currently on holiday worldwide with the company all thomas cook flights have been grounded and 20000 jobs are at risk the u. K. Civil aviation or thought she says it will work with the government to bring 150000 Travelers Home over the next fortnight. The cia is launching a repub striation this is the largest repatriation since the 2nd world war and we will be bringing home everybody. Back to the u. K. As close as possible to their return date this is a huge operation 150000 people currently abroad weve chartered over 40 aircraft and those aircraft are already in position and then in the next few hours will start bringing will start bringing passengers home catherine stansell has more. Britains oldest travel Company Operating in more than a dozen countries with 19000000. 00 customers a year but thomas cook struggled to be profitable. Despite a 1000000000. 00 injection of cash earlier this year the company said on friday it needed an additional 250000000. 00 to stave off collapse or parker is not a crime to enable bad news for the 600000 people around the world on thomas cook holidays when word spread about the dire financial situation this hotel in tunis briefly refused to let holiday makers leave demanding money afraid that they wouldnt get paid if the company went bankrupt live that close up a i paid more than 2000. 00 for the holiday they want more the i paid i told them im not responsible for thomas cook place con the blackmail if you buy it you know you dont mind the British Government is promising to help anyone stuck abroad i can reassure people that in the worst Case Scenario the Contingency Planning is there to avoid people being stranded more than 1000000 people around the world have holidays booked with thomas cook despite going bust theres little danger they will lose their money thanks to various Consumer Protection schemes thomas cook is seen as the inventor of the modern day package holiday a cabinet maker from yorkshire he was a strong supporter of the Temperance Movement and believed travel would help britons refrain from Drinking Alcohol he started out by arranging day trips by train in the 840 s. The excursions proved so popular that within 20 years he was selling 2 hours to cancian until europe the middle east and the United States but the modern day company has been under intense financial pressure rescued from near bankruptcy 8 years ago and how people book their holidays has added to the companys plight by free travel shops have been facing stiff competition from the internet i want Package Holidays like those from thomas cut off and provide. Value many consumers are now shopping around on line booking their accommodation and flights separately to create a prospective travel experience despite being a mainstay in the British TravelIndustry Analysts say the companys struggles to compete thomas cook is a marvelous brand it has an incredible heritage but im afraid in the 21st century in the a roches competition of the travel industry that counts for nothing all that matters these do you have a profitable business and sadly in the case of thomas cook we know the answer is no. 178 year old business steeped in history but apparently failing to keep up with modern times happenstance or aljazeera london or Francis Coppola is a u. K. Based economy explains what went wrong with the company. Back in may they reported a loss of about 1300000000. 00 pounds so approximately 1600000000. 00 i think. Arising from having to write down the value of a company in a boat in 2007 and that left them quite serious insolvent theyve been trying to put together recapitalization plan with their credit is and with their own focus and obviously it looks like the last minute the credits just said no theyve not really had acted to the modern trend to put things on line to mix and match to fly hows your car you know your experiences your chips all of it all of it separately. What thomas cook is still offering offering these packages its got these expensive high street shops you know who is it who goes into a high street shop to book their holiday now hardly anybody does so theyve got that as well they havent really adapted to changing tastes change you trends changing Consumer Behavior and that shows in their profitability they they havent got any profitable business lines really the United Nations is warning World Leaders attending its current china summit to new york that the effects of Global Warming are speeding up the World MeteorologicalOrganization Says the average global temperature for 2015 to 29. 00 team is on track to be the hottest of any 5 year period on record because Carbon Emissions have hit new highs the amount of Greenhouse Gases going into the atmosphere in that time increased by 20 percent compared with the previous 5 years. And sea levels have risen by 5 millimeters a year to due to the increased rates of ocean warming and the melting of the greenland and west antarctica ice sheets. Patrick for a cooney and is the c. E. O. Of the Global Center on adaptation he says Companies Must be reminded that investing on adaptation to Climate Change is not only necessary but profitable success for the summit is that when leaders join to summit tomorrow they come with increased ambition both on mitigation meaning reducing the Carbon Footprint but also march more investments on adaption adaptation adapting to a changing climate the world has agreed that we will not warm the planet then more than 2 degrees celsius preferably 1. 00 to reach those goals we need to opera ambition 3. 00 to 5. 00 times thats a dramatic change to what we currently doing so what we argue for no and even if we work to achieve those goals the impacts of china Climate Change will be very dramatic so there is this social justice or injustice in the system we call of the Climate Apartheid world are rich managed to escape from the climate is impacts and the poor quite frankly are left to suffer but over and above the moral argument i think whats very important to realize there is an economic imperative to invest in is why every dollar invested in Climate Adaptation reducing the risk to climate shocks has 4. 00 to 8. 00 in economic dividends so we would argue its either delay and pay or planned and brusca hands there was an immediate urgency to to build momentum towards the implementation. Your Inspector General antonio terrace will be pushing countries to speed up their Greenhouse Gas reduction targets mondays un Climate Summit dozens of World Leaders are expected to attend as part of the annual United NationsGeneral Assembly diplomatic editor james bays has more. Its the biggest diplomatic gathering in the world with delegations from all the countries the members of the United Nations in 2 and a half years heading the u. N. Secretary general antonio good terrorists has made great efforts to resolve the worlds most deadly conflicts but with little progress in an interview for aljazeera is planet s. O. S. He told me he wants the focus of this years high level week on an issue he says is even more important climate the set of each of these conflicts is to a certain extent localized and Climate Change became a global set for human kind and the global set for the planet and seeing that evolving in such a way that Climate Change became an excellent sort of conflict with tension growing between the u. S. Saudi arabia and iran the situation in the gulf will be high on the agenda and one of the uns most experienced diplomats told me with so many key players in the same place at the same time there could be important developments and things can move very fast and it would be foolish to rule something out on grounds of ideology when its you say youve got all these World Leaders and Foreign Ministers together it does mean that we actions can be very swift and initiatives can be taken privately without having to have the full peponis the lead to fly in or go somewhere every year the General Assembly week gets busier and busier today the count is 90 once heads of state 6 Vice President s 45 heads of government 5 deputy Prime Ministers the number of meetings requested is now climb to 630. 00 this part of the u. N. The visitors lobby is normally open to the public bridging the high level week its one of the most secure places on earth all around the u. N. Temporary rooms are being set up these are what are known as bilateral booth so you can see the leather chairs the table theres room here for 2 or more delegations to meet a short notice if necessary. In some privacy. Organizing this event is a mammoth operation insiders have told me just getting the motorcades of president s Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers here so they can speak back to back on the podium is an operation akin to air Traffic Control jamesburg days out of the United Nations israels main arab Political Parties have endorsed ex military chief benny gantz for Prime Minister in a bid to alice Benjamin Netanyahu the move breaks a 27 year long policy of not backing any candidate to lead the country how a force that has the latest from west jerusalem well the head of the joint list the mainly palestinian israeli grouping of parties says that they have made history here at the israeli president s residence here in west jerusalem this sunday just days after his reelection by recommending a candidate for the Prime Minister of israel they say theyre recommending benny gantz to be that Prime Minister its the 1st time since 1992 that such a grouping has made such a recommendation and im annoyed i said it was after years of being diligent in my eyes by the administration of Benjamin Netanyahu that they had to take part they had to act to end that era but let us along with that we usually do not endorse israeli Prime Ministers so without doubt there is an historical side to what we are doing now we want to put an end to the era of Benjamin Netanyahu therefore will endorse spinny gantz to form the next government a minute it also made it clear that this wasnt just about removing Benjamin Netanyahu is also a reflection of a shift in opinion among palestinian israelis