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The island of Carti Sugtupu is situated 1,200 metres off the northern coast of Panama, in the Caribbean Sea.

The houses are tightly packed together, with some reaching out over the sea.

Two thousand indigenous Guna people call this island home, and life there is challenging.

There are no public services, clean drinking water is scarce, and toilets are public.

The islanders make their living from fishing, farming, making and selling traditional textiles and tourism.

However, life as they know it is about to change.

They're getting ready to relocate to the mainland and Magdalena Martinez is excited.

Climate change has threatened Carti Sugtupu and other islands in the San Blas Archipelago.

Due to rising sea levels they are sinking.

Steven Paton researches at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Plans to relocate 300 families to the mainland are in progress.

The Panamanian government has promised that this will happen by early 2024.

The new neighbourhood comes with a school, which makes teacher Braulio Navarro delighted.

With the change of location come new fears, as the Guna people fear losing their island traditions.

However, Magdalena Martinez is confident that their island spirit will live on.

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