By: Liberia Initiative to Combat Climate Change
Homes affected along the coastline of Monrovia due rise in sea level.
Monrovia is extremely sensitive to the effects of climate change, including as land subsidence, coastal erosion, and sea level rise, because it is a coastal city below sea level.
Being the wettest capital in the world, Monrovia is particularly vulnerable to severe flooding from precipitation. Residents of Monrovia have suffered greatly as a result of these climate dangers, especially migrants who settle in the unofficial coastal villages of the city.
More than 5,000 Monrovians have been forced to relocate, hundreds of homes have been damaged, and the fishing sector is under jeopardy due to erosion and flooding throughout the past ten years.
Low-income coastal communities like West Point and New Kru Town are disproportionately vulnerable to climate displacement and suffer the most from climate calamities.
