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    Abhinav Khanal and team, 16 years
    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Abhinav is currently doing his O' Levels from Bangladesh International Tutorial. He is a Nepali citizen currently residing in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is passionate about his research into climate change and the impact of climate change on his community.

    Teaming up with Abhinav for this submission were Protim Mallick, 17, Rieman Rudra, 16, and Sudipta Saha,16 - all from Bangladesh.

    • The Sundarban area: heavily damaged due to the Cyclone Sidr. For people living here, it’s not something unusual.
    • Effect of cyclone: trees moving heavily toward one direction due to the heavy wind blowing.
    • Most homes such as shown in this picture have been shattered so badly that most people fail to survive.
    • This is a hotel which has lost its 1st floor due to a rise in water level.
    • This is a place to live for thousands of people. Just imagine how difficult the life is for them!
    • An area which previously used to be homes of most middle class people is a slum today with homes made of tin and bamboo.
    • Waste gathering around the slums: this is the drinking water for many and many use this for bathing themselves.
    • A shattered home near Sundarban which was destroyed by the cyclone.
    • One among thousands who have lost their children, homes and everything that they once had.
    • A ship destroyed by the heavy wind near Dhaka.
    • Previously a football field; today people use bamboos to hold themselves up in their tin made huts.
    • A cable line smashed by the heavy cyclone.These images was common all over Bangladesh post Sidr.

    "Once upon a time, there was a country called Bangladesh. It was born in 1971 and met its death in the last decade." We don‘t want to say this to our children, do we? Many countries - developed and developing - face problems related to climate change. Bangladesh is no exception. Because the country is so low-lying, it is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters, which have devastating consequences on the people and their lives.

     

    You may say that we can simply move somewhere else. However, the simple fact is, the whole country is vulnerable. There is nowhere to go. Losing hope, however, is not in the Bangladeshi culture. People are clinging to their homes, livelihoods and daily routines. One thing is certain: natural disasters cannot be prevented. But we can, with help, learn to cope and adapt.

     


     

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