Makassar, S Sulawesi, Dec. 11 -- New hope has emerged from Sabutung Island in the Pangkajene and Islands District, South Sulawesi, where residents continue to face the direct impacts of climate change.

Weather patterns have become increasingly unpredictable, waves are getting higher, and marine harvests are no longer guaranteed. Yet across the hundreds of islands in the district, women refuse to remain passive. They are learning to adapt to the changing conditions, even while acknowledging that the process is far from easy.

A spirit of resilience, strengthened after the COVID-19 pandemic, is gradually taking root as communities face the ongoing effects of climate change.

Support from the Community Empowerment Study Foundation (YKPM) an...