Philippine island fights rising seas with nature, not concrete
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Philippine island fights rising seas with nature, not concrete
Burdened by strong storm surges, land subsidence and rising seas exacerbated by climate change, the 3,000 residents of tiny Pamarawan Island have turned to bamboo poles and discarded oyster shells to build a barrier aimed at weakening waves and managing floods. The unusual approach offers a nature-based alternative for a country still grappling with a multibillion-dollar scandal that drove public fury over substandard -- and at times non-existen…
On a small island in the north of Manila, 3,000 inhabitants have stopped constantly raising their concrete houses. They are now betting on piles of... Read more Pamarawan cheats concrete against bamboo to stand up to the sea appeared first on Le Singulier.
The people of Pamarawan Island in the Philippines faced two choices: accept daily flooding or try something different, even if it meant taking risks. They chose the second option.
Faced with the risk of flooding caused by rising sea waters, the people of Pamarawan Island in the Philippines are experimenting with anti-wave solutions with bamboo stakes and oyster shells, rather than relying solely on concrete structures.
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