repairfishing boats, so we could get them out on the water right away, so that s what we did. i used a service like a platform to raise money. i was planning maybe 30 boats, we end up helping maybe 360 boats. 0h great. and do you think that has created more of a bond for you guys? i think so, a lot of the fishermen we have helped before, we still get fish from them now, and we know them more now, because we went through the worst in our lives and we kind of helped each other bounce back. the philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands, surrounded by seas that are heating up. and this, scientists say, puts the nation at a greater risk from climate change. super typhoon odette sadly claimed
in some ways life after odette was the worst part. the island was completely cut off and supplies ran out fast. so were you here during odette, typhoon odette? i was here during odette. probably the worst experience of my life. there wasn t any power, there wasn t any water, and so for the first few weeks we were just eating whatever was left over on the fridges. i mean, hoping that it wouldn t spoil. and at a certain point i realised that the fishermen weren t going out to sea, because there wasn t any fresh produce in the markets. fishing communities were severely affected, with many fishing boats damaged or destroyed during the typhoon. david decided to help. the best way to do it was to help
and tourists who want to try something away from the beaches get tojoin in. the tour company we have created is called lokal experience, so it s all about experiencing the local livelihoods and the local ways of life, and part of it that they really enjoy is they really get to interact the locals, people like our farmers who spearhead the tours, heartheirstories, hear about our lives. we will do. analyn is originally from siargao and returned home ten years ago after working as a nurse in manila. you need to put one, only one seed per. 0k. and what was it like here during typhoon odette? there was something like two stages. because in the first stage there is wind. and heavy rains, i wasjust smiling, ah, this is normal. because here in the island it is normal, that every december, every rainy season it is something
0k. and what was it like here during typhoon odette? there was something like two stages. because in the first stage there is wind. and heavy rains, i wasjust smiling, ah, this is normal. because here in the island it is normal, that every december, every rainy season it is something like a typhoon every day. tropical storm. yeah. then there is one, two, three, four successive. something like 30 minutes go by, going bang, iwasjust there, and then. the roof of the house is all gone, and i am so really worried at that time. wow. but you ve rebuilt.
the philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands, surrounded by seas that are heating up. and this, scientists say, puts the nation at a greater risk from climate change. super typhoon odette sadly claimed around 20 lives in siargao though many believe if it wasn t for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island s coastline, more lives could have been lost. oh, it s vitally important, it s the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february, the philippines government recognised siargao s mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance.