Booming Tourism And Climate Change Threaten Albania's Coast

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Albania's coast faces rapid erosion due to climate change and unregulated tourism, threatening ecosystems, historic sites, and the booming local tourism economy.

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00:00Albania's stunning Adriatic coast is in crisis.

00:14Once known for its pristine beaches and lush forests,

00:18it is now on the front lines of climate change and rapid tourist development.

00:25In the northern area of Willipoja, waves are swallowing a century-old forest.

00:30The sea is advancing more than five meters every year,

00:34uprooting trees and threatening local ecosystems.

00:39Ervis Kremay, a geography professor said,

00:43According to studies carried out using data from numerous satellite images,

00:47coastline erosion has hit this area and is increasingly eroding the pine forest.

00:55Në bas të disa studimeve që është bërë,

00:58përsa i përket imajëve të shumë të satelitore ndër vite,

01:02të regohet mësë mirë që erozioni bregte etar ka vëgoditur pikërisht në të segment.

01:08Dukë i afruar gjithënje e matë e,

01:10për dhe më than e lëpyllit të pishave që është në afërsi të grukëtërdi së bunës dhe deltës sësaj.

01:16Ader, duke kreacuar imajët satelitore që nga vitit 2012 dhe deri në ditët e esotme,

01:22shi e shojmë krej qartë që ishulli i Frans Josefit që ishte pikërisht në deltën e bunës është ishdukur totalisht.

01:31Further south in Golem, a popular tourist destination,

01:35hotels and restaurants are being built at a breakneck pace.

01:39But, instead of boosting tourism,

01:42this chaotic development is accelerating beach erosion.

01:46Veira, a restaurant owner said,

01:49the sea is advancing all the time.

01:52There were once two bunkers here,

01:54now they are underwater.

01:56In the water.

01:58In the water in the water,

02:00it's 100 meters,

02:03it's about 50 years old.

02:05When they have one or two or three bunkers,

02:07they are going to lose,

02:08and then they have a lot of money.

02:10In other words,

02:11the business risks are going to lose,

02:12it's about 50 years old.

02:15Locals fear that in just a few years,

02:18everything they depend on will be gone.

02:21Jack, an environmental expert said,

02:24as a result of climate change,

02:26the sea has become very aggressive in recent years,

02:29and its level has risen.

02:31As a result of climate change,

02:36in the last few years,

02:37the sea has been advancing in the sea,

02:40and it has risen to the sea,

02:42with its specificity,

02:43which has reached the results of the skenarios

02:45in the region,

02:46which has been around 2.5 meters per year,

02:49and in the same segment,

02:51it has advanced 20 meters,

02:54and it has risen everything that comes before.

02:56According to the National Civil Protection Agency,

03:00more than a third of Albania's coastline

03:02could face serious flooding

03:04by the end of the decade.

03:05It is a phenomenon of a conflict,

03:06that has serious concerns in economic and agricultural areas,

03:11and in tourism,

03:12because in terms of the time,

03:13we have no limits for accommodation,

03:15and in the region,

03:16in the region,

03:17and in tourism.

03:18So,

03:19as we don't offer any limits

03:20for accommodation for the city,

03:21and in the region,

03:23to activities,

03:24and activities,

03:26and activities,

03:27and recreation,

03:28for tourists,

03:30and during the season,

03:31We have lost methods and offered for tourist offers.

03:36With hotels rising and coastlines disappearing,

03:39experts warn that it may soon be too late to protect what remains.

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