 The nomadic river islands, or chores of silt on the mighty rivers, are host to some of the most remote, inaccessible, climate-impacted communities on this planet. Home to millions. Yet these islands break, shift, re-emerge, monthly, yearly, at the whim of the floods and the storms. This impermanence means total lack of dependable infrastructure and access to everyday things we take for granted. There are no roads, no bridges, no running water, gas, electricity, schools, hospitals, markets, legal representations, public services are so limited, if not non-existent. Floods, storms, erosion, drought, which were once natural, are now erratic and unpredictable, without warning engulfing homes, sweeping away lives and livelihoods. The floods, storms, erosion, drought, storms, erosion, drought, which were once natural, are now erratic and unpredictable, without warning engulfing homes, sweeping away lives and livelihoods. Floods, storms, erosion, drought, which were once natural, are now erratic and unpredictable, without warning engulfing homes, sweeping away lives and livelihoods. When the floods broke out, there was no water, no electricity, no land, no water, no water, no water. It was very difficult. My father died 20 times, 20 times. When I first saw the flood, I saw that the river was 3-4 km away from my house. And today, after 16 years, I saw that the river was behind me. We need to address their needs and provide basic services in a way suitable to their requirements. We have to use local resources, indigenous knowledge, respectfully integrating them in a way to suit their needs, not our goals. Interventions need to be inclusive. Community voices must be at the core and at the periphery. This recognition strengthens their understanding, gives meaning and vision for them of a way forward. We as an organization doing climate adaptation and development must want to hand over the baton and make ourselves redundant. We have a responsibility to ensure that people take charge of their lives and their futures. We are inspired by their bravery, tenacity, resilience. Our strive daily is to ensure we leave behind a community who finds opportunity for their lives. Dignity, hope for their future and courage to move ahead with the knowledge which they need to make for themselves a better future, a better tomorrow.