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title: Life in a time of rising sea levels
date: 2019-04-29T13:00:18Z
modified: 2023-09-12T14:35:05Z
permalink: "https://350.org/life-in-a-time-of-rising-sea-levels/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: “Before, the sea was still 50 meters away from our houses even during high tides. Now, the sea is only 35 meters away.” A new short documentary explores the lived realities for fishermen and seaweed farmers on the island community of Tigtabon in the Philippines.
wpid: 96533
categories:
  - Asia
  - Climate Impacts
  - Climate Justice
  - Featured
  - Finance
tags:
  - Philippines
crosspost-location:
  - GFF Global
featured_image: /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aerialshottigtabon1.jpg
author: Chuck Baclagon
---

At 350 Pilipinas, our mission is rooted in supporting and maintaining relations with communities responding to the impacts of climate change.

Among them are the Sama Badjao indigenous peoples living in Tigtabon, an island village in Zamboanga City located in the southern islands of Mindanao, Philippines.

Kathleen Lei Limayo, a documentary filmmaker, photographer, visual anthropologist and volunteer of 350 Pilipinas has recently released [a multimedia feature ](https://world.350.org/philippines/ahah-laot-people-of-the-sea/)that narrates the plight of the Sama Badjao, people of Tigtabon, whose livelihood and culture are at risk because of climate change.

[![](https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/kfCyT8WUT9m9IKPsiX06MXxDSz-Km7jhvZ_oYqOcplPVyR33adSfdWQD-UlO8GHZswFnKGlg5GdZCsEXA95WrY0WkZkzK0IZ65GwnS8Fz_5QSg4j=s0-d-e1-ft#https://dbqvwi2zcv14h.cloudfront.net/images/editor-2019-04-28.png)

](https://world.350.org/philippines/ahah-laot-people-of-the-sea/)[![](https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/JOlau-BS8zjXANVmiK7YNpAJ73cVTTvylJCmKezdW7LX2AZyz9yqtlTowSYtBGuDxKov6hPWsH0LDM6TmXfYkZyHgR6ZJV3-dHglzqjtYYdv2m_3JCU=s0-d-e1-ft#https://dbqvwi2zcv14h.cloudfront.net/images/editor-2019-04-28-2.png)

](https://world.350.org/philippines/ahah-laot-people-of-the-sea/)The climate crisis reminds us that we are all in this together. People all over the world are feeling the impacts, but the people suffering the most are the ones who have done the least to cause the problem.

Our common obligation to endure requires that we listen to communities to learn and evolve together, and so that we can amplify their voices.

The fight against climate change is a fight for justice.

[**Please watch and share this story.**](https://world.350.org/philippines/ahah-laot-people-of-the-sea/)