Gardi Sugdub is one of about 50 populated islands in the archipelago of the Guna Yala territory. It is only about 400 yards long and 150 yards wide.

The new report, developed by Panama's Environmental Ministry's Climate Change directorate using data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), shows that 2.01 percent of Panama's total land area may be at risk of coastal flooding by 2050. Continue reading

Alberto Lopez prepares breakfast with water lapping at his ankles.In preparation for the move, his family is stacking clothes and other meager belongings on a small table at the front door, along with cleaning supplies and a Bible.

About 300 Panamanian families are gearing up to leave the place where they have lived their entire lives, as rising sea levels as a result of climate change have made their island uninhabitable in the long term.

Residents of a tiny island off Panama's Caribbean coast are being forced to drop their life and businesses to move to the mainland because of rising sea levels.