storm surges

Adapting to climate change and dealing with its consequences is urgent, but communities affected by coastal erosion in Panama, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Mexico watch in distress as these efforts fall short. Instead, a lack of information, government inaction, and short-term decisions that may worsen the outlook are the constant.

Although the government of Puerto Rico is betting on building two breakwaters to contain the sea's progression into this municipality, residents question the projects, fearing they replicate a system that previously displaced an entire community.