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Planned relocation and community support in the face of sea level rise in El Bosque, Tabasco
Faced with rising sea levels and coastal erosion in El Bosque (Tabasco), the youth organization Nuestro Futuro A.C., made up of young women, accompanied the community legally and socially in the process that culminated in 2024 with the first official climate relocation in Mexico: 51 families were moved to safe homes. The case positioned climate displacement on the national and international adaptation agenda.
- Measure
- Infrastructure
- Territory
- Tropical moist forests
- Youth participation
- Nuestro Futuro A.C., made up mostly of young women, has legally supported the relocation of El Bosque. Community youth leaders have also emerged that defend their rights and participate in national and international advocacy spaces, such as the IACHR and ADAPTAMX.