🌊 Sri Lankan Coastal Communities

Sri Lankan Coastal Communities

Sri Lankan coastal fishing communities (millions) inhabit shores devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 35,000+ in Sri Lanka. They face ongoing tsunami risk, monsoon flooding, cyclones, and coastal erosion. Traditional stilt fishing, outrigger boats, Buddhist and Hindu coastal traditions, and remarkable rebuilding resilience after catastrophic tsunami characterize these communities living with constant awareness of ocean's destructive power in one of the world's most tsunami-exposed regions.