Coping with flooding has already become a way of life for the resilient people living in Satkhira, southern Bangladesh.
22 September 2009
Surviving against the odds - photostory
These pictures were taken just a few days ago in Satkhira, southern Bangladesh. They show the Bangladeshi people’s resilience and determination to survive against the odds – whatever the weather brings…
It’s still monsoon-time in Bangladesh – and the rain continues to fall.
Coping with flooding has already become a way of life for the resilient people living in Satkhira, southern Bangladesh, who are learning to live with the increasing impacts of climate change.
Today (Tuesday 22 September), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is convening a Summit on Climate Change in New York to focus Heads of State and Government on the need for urgent action in advance of December’s UN summit in Copenhagen.
High on the agenda will be the need for extra money – above existing aid commitments - to help people living in vulnerable countries, such as Bangladesh, to adapt to their changing environment.
The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), with the UN and others, is already helping 500,000 ordinary Bangladeshi people adapt on-the-ground by using various simple, yet innovative, methods. DFID is spending £75 million over the next five years to help Bangladesh tackle climate change.
Find out more about what the UK is calling for at the UN and in Copenhagen
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