Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji

Fiji has been meticulously preparing for the day it needs to relocate coastal villages because of climate change.

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This picture taken on December 17, 2022 shows a family of subsistence fishermen handling their net during sunset in the coastal town of Togoru. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP)

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house.

She piles old rubber car tyres under

Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji

Fiji has been meticulously preparing for the day it needs to relocate coastal villages because of climate change.

This picture taken on December 17, 2022 shows a family of subsistence fishermen handling their net during sunset in the coastal town of Togoru. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP)

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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