commons.wikimedia.org Sinking land and rising seas threaten Manila Bay’s coastal communities Groundwater pumping in the Philippines is causing coastal land to sink while the razing of mangrove forest has left the area vulnerable to bigger storm surges from the rising seas.
Impacts Manila’s informal settlers face relocation in exchange for clean bay Relocating informal settlers is part of a seven-year program to rehabilitate Manila Bay, one of the most polluted bodies of the water in Metro Manila.