Climate change threatens to sink the homes of these Colombian islanders

In the breathtaking Caribbean Archipelago of San Bernardo, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening to swallow the remaining nine small islands. Now some locals are taking matters into their own hands.

Salomé Saldarriaga

Salomé Saldarriaga is freelance journalist with a background in international affairs and social and environmental issues. She recently graduated as the only Latina in CNN Academy and UCD Clinton Institute’s first cohort for the MA in Journalism and International Affairs. Her thesis included producing a short video on how monoculture farming (specifically eucalyptus, pine and avocado hass) from multinationals is affecting the environment and communities in Colombia.

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