Down to Earth embarks on a special season from September as the countdown to the 2015 Paris climate conference begins.
Our first episode: ‘A drowning planet’. As rising sea levels submerge the coast of Nigeria the nation responds with floating slums and artificial islands on a world-class scale.
On track for a 1 metre rise by the end of the century, the phenomenon and its effects are accelerating. But what if we take advantage of the threat? In the Netherlands living on water has been a matter of survival for centuries.
