But as the community runs out of ways to adapt to the rising Pacific Ocean, the 80 villagers face the painful decision whether to move.
Serua Island is one of many coastal villages making difficult decisions about their future, seeking government assistance for expensive projects to adapt or move, say Fiji government officials. "A lot of communities are in genuine crisis, they've been trying to survive," he says."The impacts of climate change have been felt for many years and there came a time where they gave up and said it's now time to move."
The Pacific leaders at their summit called for developed nations to show meaningful progress at COP27 on a new goal - swift funding for such"loss and damage".
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