Why did Caribbean islanders give up their homes?

As the sea level rises, the islands become smaller and smaller, and Caribbean islanders have to give up their homes.

On September 2 1 day, it was reported that the indigenous Guna people in Panama live in the low-lying Caribbean islands, but they are threatened by rising sea levels, and they intend to escape from these islands. Katie Island in the archipelago is one of the most important tourist destinations in Panama.

These islands and the land on the mainland constitute the GunaYala Autonomous Region, and the residents of GardiSugdub Island are Depth Charge in the relocation plan. They prepared 17 hectares (about 255 mu) of land in the inland area one kilometer away from the island, and prepared to build a new village, La Barriada.

Victoria Navarro, a resident of GardiSugdub Island, said, "I can imagine the scene of La Barriada village. My grandchildren want to play football and volleyball, but they have no place to play on the island. In the village of Rabariada, they can be as free as birds. " On 20 10, Victoria and her neighbors began to clean up the land. "Everyone came," she recalled. "This is a very happy moment."

Almost at the same time, with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank, the Panamanian government began to build a large-scale school in La Pariada. This $9 million building complex is designed for students all over the island, and it is almost finished. Now 500 students on the island are crowded into a school, take turns to go to school, and then go down the mountain along the school, which is the cost of 1 1 10,000. Everything looks promising, especially when the government promises to build 300 houses in La Barriada in 20 15.

However, the work of schools and health centers has stopped now, because of a series of contract problems, the key is that there is not enough water and electricity supply, 300 houses have not yet started, and health centers have become unfinished buildings.

Victoria lives in a courtyard with 50 large families, 17 people use her simple bamboo house. GardiSugdub Island is only 400 meters long and 150 meters wide, but it is inhabited by about 2,000 people. The growing population seems to be more serious than sea level rise.

Jorge gonzalez Zhu An, the minister in charge of the relocation project, said, "We will try our best to find economic resources to power schools and medical centers. We hope they can send them to schools and hospitals in the first quarter of 20 18. "

Orge continued: "There are two buildings in this year's and next year's budgets, and there are signs that the government's commitment is sincere-housing officials have visited La Barriada and inspected the land.

Forced to move away from home, otherwise you can't move on.