Like the rest of North Africa, Libya is witnessing rising sea levels, eroding shorelines, and worsening drought. In North Africa, governments’ inability – or unwillingness – to respond to natural disasters is deteriorating trust and leaving communities vulnerable to extreme weather events. War-torn Libya is home to two rival governments, neither proving its ability to govern in the wake of the floods. Libya, like the rest of North Africa, is witnessing rising sea levels, eroding shorelines, flooding, higher temperatures, and worsening drought. Lack of local authorityCentralization of authoritarian rule in recent years has left many North African communities on the front lines of climate change with little local governance.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 14, 2023 21:02 UTC