“We are the people of coastal area, Our sufferings know no bounds, We have to survive fighting various disasters.” —Shagorika Mondol, song sung to pattachitra scroll on disaster awareness How do you creatively inform the community about dealing with a tragedy that regularly befalls them? Or encourage them to stand back on their feet after a natural calamity strikes? A …
Pattachitra ‘We have to survive fighting various disasters’
Pattachitra (traditional scroll performance) by the group Jubo Shilpigoshthi in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, on preparing and responding to disasters. To know more about the project visit: https://steps-centre.org/project/tapestry/
SUNDARBANS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: CO-CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION
Sundarbans Roundtable Session at ICCCAD Roundtable 26 July 2021 at 17:00 to 18:30 (Bangladesh Time) Co-hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and the TAPESTRY project. This roundtable will discuss the possibilities and results of transboundary research in the Indian and Bangladesh Sundarbans. Speakers will share views from their work on the nature and extent of boundaries; and how transboundary …
FACED WITH DEVASTATING CYCLONES, HOW ARE WOMEN IN COASTAL BANGLADESH BUILDING RESILIENCE?
In recent years, cyclones have battered the coastal fringes of Bangladesh, with one following closely after another. In Satkhira district, a combination of tidal flooding, inundation by storm surges, and saltwater intrusion has led to a rise in salinity in groundwater and fresh-water ponds. This is a problem for local people, who mainly make a living from farming and fishing, …