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MUANI, FIJI - MARCH 29: Malakai Kuve rests with his wife Raikro Beitaki, who looks outside at the water level, in their home during a heavy rainstorm in Muani, Kadavu, Fiji on March 29, 2025. Raikro Beitaki checks the water level outside because she is concerned the water will rise to their house. Her husband, Malakai Kuve, thinks that in ten years the village will be underwater. The village is on a list to be relocated to higher ground, but that move has not started yet. The idea of moving away from this land "makes me sad," he said. "My father passed here. He taught me everything here." Muani, a coastal community that relies heavily on fishing, faces risks of storm surge and sea level rise due to climate change. The community residents constructed a drainage network to mitigate surface run-off. They also have a stone seawall at the same height as the village ground during high tide, which does not protect them from flooding. A nearby site is set aside for relocating the village, but the community's connection to the land, the steep hills surrounding the community, and funding are all contributing to delays in moving. Meanwhile, large parts of the village are underwater during high tides or heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)