Exclusive: National Lottery funds will help vulnerable coastal town combat effects of rise in sea-level
A coastal town in Cornwall where rising sea levels threaten to wipe out homes, beaches and businesses in a few decades’ time has been awarded £2m to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
The money awarded to the popular tourist destination of Bude, in north Cornwall, and 11 surrounding parishes, from the National Lottery climate action fund, comes as the area faces an existential threat from the heating planet.
Exclusive: National Lottery funds will help vulnerable coastal town combat effects of rise in sea-levelA coastal town in Cornwall where rising sea levels threaten to wipe out homes, beaches and businesses in a few decades’ time has been awarded £2m to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.The money awarded to the popular tourist destination of Bude, in north Cornwall, and 11 surrounding parishes, from the National Lottery climate action fund, comes as the area faces an existential threat from the heating planet. Continue reading…
