News stories by Channe Lindstrom Oguzhan - Leah Payud - Jessica Henn

MANILA, Philippines, Dec 19 (IPS) - In a coastal community in Tacloban City in Leyte, Philippines, Maria's life was intricately woven with the ebb and flow of the sea. Her days were filled with caring for her two young children and selling fish caught by her husband at the market. Little did she know that winds of change were brewing far beyond the horizon.