Graves sink and fisheries shrink as a result of climate change in Fiji

Lavenia McGoon (right) with a family member standing near a makeshift seawall of old rubber car tyres to prevent erosion, outside her beachfront house at a village in the coastal town of Togoru, Fiji. Photos: AFP

The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house.

She piles old rubber car tyres under the coconut trees that line the beachfront, hoping this makeshift seawall will at least buy some time.