Developing an environmental strategy for UK film - BFI
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Figure 6: Low lying l<strong>an</strong>d in Engl<strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>d Wales<br />
Source: http://www.environmentagency.gov.uk/commondata/103196/157609?referrer=/yourenv/eff/1190084/natural_<strong>for</strong>ces/floodi<br />
ng/<br />
Although the Thames Barrier protects the 150km² of London that lies below the high tide level,<br />
the Environment Agency has estimated £4 billion is needed to prevent the Thames flooding, due<br />
to predicted sea level rise.<br />
M<strong>an</strong>y low lying countries <strong>an</strong>d isl<strong>an</strong>ds are already experiencing the impacts of climate ch<strong>an</strong>ge.<br />
Residents on Tuvalu (a small Pacific isl<strong>an</strong>d), <strong>for</strong> example, are experiencing damage to their<br />
homes <strong>an</strong>d drinking water, isl<strong>an</strong>ders have already started to leave. This scenario is sure to<br />
replicate across the m<strong>an</strong>y low lying areas of the world, prompting fears of mass migration (Table<br />
2); in B<strong>an</strong>gladesh, <strong>for</strong> example, a 1.5m sea-level rise would lead to displacement of 17% of the<br />
population.<br />
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