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Until a year ago, the village of Orlivka in the south of Odesa region was not much different from other Ukrainian border villages. There were huge wetlands, the glory of the old collective farm and the problem that young people moved to live in Romania.

Everything started to change after Orlivka was one of the first in Ukraine to develop an action plan for adaptation to climate change. It turned out that the temperature in summer would continue to grow here, and the coastal houses and vegetable gardens would soon be flooded with water.

The bad weather forecast made people in Orlivka become more active. Near the village, hectares of willow were planted to heat the local culture house and absorb excess moisture, buffaloes were brought in to the abandoned swamp and a unique eco-park is about to be opened.

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According to recent studies, by 2050 the Black Sea water level will have risen by 50 cm. This could mean that some apartments on the coastal areas will be underwater and others will be swept away or destroyed by waves.

ZAXID.NET spent a week in the Odesa region near the Black Sea to observe how climate change is affecting the lives, dreams and eating habits of the local population in the Danube region. … читати далі »