“500 municipalities concerned’: coastal erosion will make areas uninhabitable, warns Minister Christophe Béchu. “The equivalent of a football field disappears every week in our country as a result of the progression of the oceans, a phenomenon which is accelerating,” he declared.
‘We identified 500 municipalities and we started working with mayors’ to put in place “tailor-made plans,’ he added. Several hundred thousand buildings potentially affected by 2100.