Nov
4
Water World
In December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to discuss climate change. Nowhere are the stakes higher than in Bangladesh, where a 1-meter rise in sea level will flood 20 percent of the country and displace 35 million people.
It is ironic that Bangladesh is a victim of a phenomenon it had virtually no role in creating.
But Bangladeshis are a tenacious lot. And in the face of such hopelessness, they are dreaming up innovative solutions to combat the future nature has carved from them. Steps such as floating schools and rice that can “hold its breath” underwater.
This powerful PBS piece — part of the show ‘NOW’ — is 25 minutes long and is must viewing, whether you’re a Bangladeshi or not.
