The Costs of Climate Adaptation: What I Learned in Tuvalu
Tuvalu is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, where climate adaptation is no longer just an idea, but a matter of survival. Launched in 2017, the Tuvalu Coastal Adaption Project (TCAP) is the first of its kind to protect the country’s coastline from rising sea-levels, erosion, and saltwater intrusion. Despite negligible contributions to global emissions, small island states in the Pacific like Tuvalu face disproportionate impacts from negative externalities like climate...
