Two schoolgirls standing amid the ruins of their destroyed school in the town of Dzita, Ghana. All along the coast of West Africa, sea level rise and coastal erosion connected with climate change are swallowing up to 36 metres of coastline per year, endangering the future of tens of millions of people in thirteen countries. As villages disappear and entire communities are swept away by the ocean, the loss of livelihoods is having deep consequences on the young generations by fueling economic crisis, criminal activities and an endless wave of migration towards the West. Far from being an isolated issue, the problems they are facing are the harbinger of what the whole world will experience if we will not be able to find a viable balance between progress, social inequality and environmental conservation.