Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- A new study on Liberia's environmental landscape reveals that the nation's extreme vulnerability to climate change is being driven as much by governance failures as it is by rising sea levels and erratic weather patterns.

Despite the visible and existential threats of coastal erosion and devastating floods, the research suggests that the institutions tasked with protecting Liberian citizens remain chronically underfunded, fragmented and overstretched.

The research-led by Mohammed W. Bah, a PhD Candidate at the University of California, Irvine, alongside Co-Author Associate Professor

Nicola Ulibarri-highlights a troubling trend: a persistent gap between policy and practice.

While Liberia has been proactive in signi...