Summary of Adaptation Challenge
Baan Tha Klong is a coastal village located in Koh Lanta district in the province of Krabi by the Andaman Sea. In the past fishing served as the main source of income. Due to overfishing, pollution and increasing extreme weather events, fish stocks decreased. Nowadays rubber and palm farming form the main livelihoods, whereas fishing provides only an additional income. The community faces severe environmental degradation such as loss of mangrove forest area…