fiji, a country of more than 300 islands strung together in the pacific ocean. this is the economic and technology hub of the south pacific, and has one of the region s but in recent years, this island paradise, along with other countries in the pacific, have been battered by cyclones and extreme weather patterns, even as rising threaten to leave entire villages under water. and then came the pandemic. as borders closed and countries went into lockdown, fiji sought lucrative sea food and while its tourism sector all to map the way forward, pacific island leaders met face to face for the first time in almost three years in the capital of fiji tackled a regional approach to climate change, post pandemic economic recovery and as china expands its influence in the region, leaders will have to decide who will future of the welcome to surrounded by sea, it is no surprise that i have been talking to some fishing communities to find out the issues they are facing. 0n the journey to
0n the journey to the island of bau, there s a very real sense that time is standing still. it s located a short boat ride just 10 minutes east of fiji s biggest island. bau s rich history is deeply intertwined with fiji s own today. it s still a sanctuary in the middle of the pacific ocean tradition steeped into a very simple way of life. and here visitors are rarely allowed. and for hundreds of years, fishing and some subsistence farming have been the main ways and means of life. but increasingly, villagers have had to go to the mainland, as they call it, forjobs. and while the people of bau remain custodians of the past, the community here is running out of ways to secure its future and adapt to an ocean that is rising