Homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can t protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they re saying we ve got billions of money available but it s not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it s irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk, the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discuss the risks when they meet at the un summit in glasgow next month. david shukman, bbc news. next, two months after the taliban seized control of afghanistan, the country is approaching a full blown economic collapse. fin approaching a full-blown economic collapse. on tuesday the g20 grow) economic collapse. on tuesday the 620 group of economic collapse. on tuesday the 620 group of wealthier -
Which is why climate change matters so much here. they re constantly watching the projections for how much the sea is going to rise, and it s also why we ll probably need a bigger barrier by 2070. but some stretches of the coast are not so lucky. homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can t protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they re saying we ve got billions of money available but it s not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it s irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discuss the risks when they meet at the un summit in glasgow next month. david shukman, bbc news.
I met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they re saying that we ve got billions of money available but it s not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it s irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk, the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discuss the risks when they meet at the un summit in glasgow next month. david shukman, bbc news. meeting is not far away and we will have a little bit more on that meeting, more on climate change a little later in the programme. now, two months after the taliban seized control of afghanistan, the country is approaching a full blown economic collapse. on tuesday, the g20 group of wealthier nations met to try and prevent this
Under the river, the barrier was designed decades ago and may not be big enough in future. the great steel gates are holding back a phenomenal volume of sea water that would otherwise enter the city and potentially cause disaster, which is why climate change matters so much here. they re constantly watching the projections for how much the sea is going to rise, and it s also why we ll probably need a bigger barrier by 2070. but some stretches of the coast are not so lucky. homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can t protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they re saying that we ve got billions of money available but it s not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it s irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk,
Homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can t protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they re saying that we ve got billions of money available but it s not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it s irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk, the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discuss the risks when they meet at the un summit in glasgow next month. david shukman, bbc news. two months after the taliban seized control of afghanistan, the country is approaching a full blown economic collapse. on tuesday, the g20 group of wealthier nations met to try and prevent this financial crisis from turning into a humanitarian