The estimates show that in the Buna Delta, extreme weather events could raise waters by over 5m by 2100. All sorts of infrastructure, farmland and important species habitats, can be completely wiped out.

One of the projects supported through the Living Buna small grants programme was proposed by the group of youth volunteers, and focused on the sand dunes restoration, aiming to halt the erosion of the coastline and prevent the sea from entering the lagoon.

To learn more, watch the video interview with Samela Vata.