Can we afford to protect coastal villages from rising seas?
In short: This film investigates intricate climate adaptation economics, focusing on projected expenses to protect one tiny Chesapeake Bay settlement in the US against increasing sea levels.
As sea levels continue to rise, communities face an increasingly difficult choice between expensive infrastructure projects and managed retreat. This episode looks at recent scientific estimates regarding the financial burden of protecting vulnerable coastal settlements, using a small village in the Chesapeake Bay as a case study for the broader economic challenges posed by a changing climate.
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