Tap Tawan’s seafarers face challenges from modernisation as their bond with nature fades and economic needs threaten the community’s traditional way of life.
This article discusses the Tap Tawan sea nomads in Thailand who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami due to their ancestral knowledge and deep connection to the sea.
However, the article argues that they are now facing a "new tsunami" of challenges, caused by modernization and economic pressures that threaten their traditional way of life and weaken their bond with nature.
This article discusses the Tap Tawan sea nomads in Thailand who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami due to their ancestral knowledge and deep connection to the sea. However, the article argues that they are now facing a "new tsunami" of challenges, caused by modernization and economic pressures that threaten their traditional way of life and weaken their bond with nature.
