All of the following are actions that the country of Bangladesh is implementing to adapt to sea level rises due to climate change except
a. using varieties of rice that can better tolerate flooding
b. shifting to new crops such as maize
c. building small ponds that can collect monsoon rainwater to be used for irrigation during dry periods
d. creating a network of earthen embankments to protect against high tides
e. develop a system of capturing wave action during monsoons to run small, local power plants
E
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