Tag: BUILDING RESILIENCE
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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…