1Climate scientists warn that sea levels around the world are rising faster than ever before.
2In the last fifty years, the sea has risen by almost twenty centimetres along this coast.
3Several small fishing villages along the northern coast are now at very serious risk.
4During the winter storms, huge waves often flood the narrow streets near the old harbour.
5Farmer Minh lost two fields of rice when salt water covered his land completely.
6Salt in the soil makes it almost impossible to grow anything there for many years.
7The government is now building much stronger sea walls to protect the threatened villages.
8Engineers on the project say the new walls will be finished within three years.
9Many worried families have already moved their belongings to houses on higher ground.
10Experts believe the situation will become much worse if global temperatures keep rising.
11Local leaders are asking for more financial support from international aid organisations.
12These small coastal communities show us the real human cost of a changing climate.