On the Gardi Sugdub, the waves stumbled during the rainy season, which wash the homes, slamming below the hammocks where families sleep.
Mr. Poton says: “It is very unlikely that the island will be residential by 2050, based on the current and predicted seaside levels.”
However, the first discussions on resettlement began more than a decade ago because of the population growth, not climate change.
The island is only 400 m long and 150 m wide. Some residents see overpopulation as a more pressing problem. But others, like Magdalen Martins, are afraid of the rise of the sea:
“Every year we saw the tides above,” she says. “We couldn’t cook on our furnaces, and it has always been flooded … So we said,” We have to get out of here. “
Magdalen was one of those who were in motor boats and wooden canoeing in June, aimed at new homes.
“I only brought my clothes and kitchenware,” she says. “You feel that you leave pieces of your life on the island.”
