African coastal cities lack capital and expertise to execute managed retreat and rebuild infrastructure inland

African coastal communities facing rising seas and land subsidence need to relocate entire cities and industries inland, but lack access to coordinated planning services, construction financing, and project management expertise to execute these massive infrastructure relocations. Current adaptation solutions focus on defensive measures rather than proactive relocation strategy, leaving governments and developers without a clear pathway to finance, design, and build new inland cities while managing the logistics of abandoning existing coastal assets.