By Soma Basu

TAMIL NADU, India, Jun 22 (IPS/IFEJ) - Small waves gently lap at the 15 by 15 feet white platform here, which used to be the venue for happy occasions ranging from pleasant evening sit-outs, marriage functions and Independence Day celebrations for the 2,000 residents of this coastal village in India.

By Antoaneta Bezlova

SHANGHAI, Jun 7 (IPS) - Few people in this city ever imagine that their future would be defined by the ocean's rising tides. Dire climate change predictions have failed to stir public imagination into conjuring up images of China's most forward-looking city being engulfed by seawaters.

By Max Martin

THRISSUR, Kerala, Jun 1 (IPS) - Andrews Ambrose never misses a chance to share the wisdom he gained from 40 years of life as a fisherman on this coastal strip. He has to his credit two books and a map of the seabed.