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Case Study
Sector Addressed:
Climate Justice
Disaster Risk Management
Public Health
Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods
Water Resources
Summary:
Residents in Kivalina, Alaska have pursued relocation efforts for almost 20 years because of overcrowding and erosion problems. The village identified a preferred relocation site about eight miles away in Kiniktuuraq; this site was deemed unsuitable by the Army Corps of Engineers who found that flooding and erosion at the new site would cause additional problems.
