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February 23, 2024

Indigenous Guna to Leave Disappearing Island, But Panamanian Gov't Has Not Prepared Relocation Site
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Human rights groups are warning the government of Panama is not prepared
to help transfer some 1,300 members of the Indigenous Guna community
from their homes on a small Caribbean island that is disappearing due to
rising sea levels. Gardi Sugdub is off Panama's northern coast and has
faced some of the worst impacts of climate change. Indigenous people on
the island have requested support from the Panamanian government since
at least 2010 and are scheduled to move to a relocation site on mainland
Panama by the end of this month. Human Rights Watch says the Panamanian
government has yet to make clean water, sanitation services or
healthcare available at the relocation site.


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