The nepa palm home of Shobita, Bina, and Mohon Mondol home sits on a narrow strip of compressed silt near the confluence of a canal and the Pashur river in the delta of Bangladesh. They dip drinking water from a 2,000-liter rainwater collection tank the received last year from with help of the local welfare center. The tank saves the Mondols from having to make … Continue reading Foreign aid and NGOs in Bangladesh
In preparing for this trip to Dhaka, our professor Nadia White told us all to “tell it like it is.” We would not be sugarcoating anything, or glazing over the important details. Our reporting would be focused on climate change, specifically related to loss and damages. We were asked to research and prepare to report on a related issue in Bangladesh, where we would “tell … Continue reading Feeling it like it is
I’m a sophomore from Tacoma, Washington, majoring in journalism, as well as environmental science and sustainability. I also have a minor in wilderness studies. In Bangladesh my focus will be on heat waves and the decline of green spaces that help moderate heat in Dhaka. I am interested in how infrastructure is adapting to growing population and higher temperatures. I expect these issues to be … Continue reading Riley Comstock
UM to Bangladesh 