Bangkok Post – Tides of change

In the coastal village of Khun Samut Chin, just outside Bangkok, the effects of climate change have become a harsh reality for 19-year-old Arisa Pholthaisong. A recent high school graduate and mother to a one-year-old daughter, Arisa finds herself at the forefront of Thailand’s environmental crisis. Her story, like those of many young people today, is a reflection of struggle and resilience in the face of a climate disaster she had no hand in creating.

Living on the edge of a rapidly eroding coast, Arisa has already been forced to relocate her home three times as the sea swallows more land each year. What was once a thriving fishing village of over 200 families is now reduced to fewer than 80 households. Despite the constant threat of storms and flooding, her family remains in their location because their livelihood depends on fishing — a profession that is as…