village and the ocean beyond hasn't stopped villagers from continuing their tradition of fishing.

Government information officer Nemani Turagaiviu said the old village occasionally flooded throughout its history, but the problem got progressively worse after about the year 2000.

He said the village began flooding once a month on every full moon, and would get swamped in storms. He said the government formed a partnership with locals to build the new village, and that other vulnerable villages in Fiji have been moved since.

"All throughout their lives, people had been born and brought up in the old village, and for some people, the move was very difficult to accept," Turagaiviu said. "Since then, life has moved on, and they have adapted."

Ramatu said he now understands the destructive force of climate change.through Fiji with winds of up to 285 kilometers (177 miles) per hour, killing 44 people and destroying thousands of homes.

Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who will preside over the Bonn summit, has offered to take in the entire populations of neighboring Pacific nations Kiribati and Tuvalu if climate change makes those low-lying countries uninhabitable.

In an address to Fiji's people last week, Bainimarama said he was taking a team of 50 to Bonn and would make sure to stamp the famous Fijian "Bula Spirit" on those attending. Germany says it expects up to 25,000 people at the summit.

Bula is a ubiquitous greeting in Fiji that is often accompanied by a smile. For many, it symbolizes the friendliness of the island nation.

Bainimarama said his team was leaving the Pacific