Today, the Guna Indigenous people living on the tiny, overcrowded, and flood-prone island of Gardi Sugdub in Panama will finally be given keys to their long-awaited new homes on the mainland.
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The planned relocation, which the community requested as a necessary step to avoid rising seas, is the first in Panama and among the most community-led examples globally.
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The Panamanian government has not yet provided essential services for the Guna Indigenous people of Gardi Sugdub, who plan to relocate because of rising sea levels on their overcrowded island.