Engineering resilience: Protecting Tuvalu’s Nanumea island from sea level rise
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Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
New coastal infrastructure on Nanumea island, including “Berm Top Barriers", a "Seabee Wall" and Reef-Top Barriers, is protecting homes, buildings and farmland from inundation.