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rising sea levels
![Indonesia’s Drowning Land Indonesia’s Drowning Land](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-09-013210.jpg)
February 09, 2023
Indonesia’s Drowning Land
By Garry Lotulung
Sea level rises are often spoken about as a potential future impact of climate change. But on the Indonesian island of Java, they are already threatening millions.
![How to Save Thailand and Malaysia From Rising Sea Levels How to Save Thailand and Malaysia From Rising Sea Levels](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-22-003146.jpg)
March 22, 2022
How to Save Thailand and Malaysia From Rising Sea Levels
By Piyali Banergee
A recent meeting between the nations' leaders was a missed opportunity to address one of the most pressing challenges of the coming century.
![Bangladesh Bears the Cost of Climate Change Bangladesh Bears the Cost of Climate Change](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-04.jpg)
November 04, 2021
Bangladesh Bears the Cost of Climate Change
By Julhas Alam and Aniruddha Ghosal
A country of about 160 million, Bangladesh has historically contributed a fraction of the world's emissions but is being devastated by climate change.
![Kiribati Announces Plans to Raise Islands Above Rising Seas Kiribati Announces Plans to Raise Islands Above Rising Seas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-14-3.jpg)
August 14, 2020
Kiribati Announces Plans to Raise Islands Above Rising Seas
By Joshua Mcdonald
As climate change and sea level rise threaten to inundate Kiribati, its government has proposed a radical new plan to raise the islands.
![In the Indian Sundarbans, the Sea Is Coming In the Indian Sundarbans, the Sea Is Coming](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-01.jpg)
May 01, 2020
In the Indian Sundarbans, the Sea Is Coming
By Nicholas Muller
Across the world’s largest delta, island communities bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
![Near Disaster: Gwadar’s Little Village Faces a Crumbling Coastline Near Disaster: Gwadar’s Little Village Faces a Crumbling Coastline](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-26-3.jpg)
December 27, 2019
Near Disaster: Gwadar’s Little Village Faces a Crumbling Coastline
By Mariyam Suleman
As the climate emergency brings rising seas, Gwadar’s Ganz village is losing the battle after centuries of existence.
![The Environmental Consequences of India’s Growth Model The Environmental Consequences of India’s Growth Model](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-02_15-45-10.jpg)
January 03, 2015
The Environmental Consequences of India’s Growth Model
By Gaurav Daga
India seems unprepared for the potential environmental outcomes of its development policies.
![Will Climate Change Spark Conflict in Bangladesh? Will Climate Change Spark Conflict in Bangladesh?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-27_13-20-41.jpg)
June 27, 2014
Will Climate Change Spark Conflict in Bangladesh?
By M. Sophia Newman
A changing climate appears likely to wreak havoc on one of the world’s poorest countries in the coming decades.
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