KING TIDE. In Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, the new climate pattern and King Tide storms are devastating the islands and forcing their inhabitants to adapt or move their home inlands. The islanders have their own overlooked stories about the wrath of the sea, and these photos and portraits, along with sound recording, provide testimony directly from the inhabitants themselves.
Indigenous Peoples have contributed the least to climate change, but suffer the most from it. Despite the recent adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, they have little say in the UN climate negotiations – the epitome of climate injustice.
This photo serie is part of a long term project called Conversations with the Earth: Indigenous voices on Climate change. It shows stories from around the world about how indigenous are affected and are reacting to the climate issues we are all facing today. The work done here in Papua New Guinea, Manus area not only shows the vulnerable of one island people, but also their cooperative skills and self rescue—lessons for all of who face an age of climate chaos.