Sami Uzzaman

A Rising Tide of Hope

A Rising Tide of Hope In the small coastal village of Sarangani in the Philippines, the sea has always been a source of life. Fishermen cast their nets at dawn, children play on the shores, and the community thrives on the bounty of the ocean. But in recent years, the tides have brought more than fish. Rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms have begun to swallow the land, eroding the coastline and washing away homes.