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BANGLADESH. Padmapukur. 2009. On the 'char' (sand island) of Padmapukur, in the Ganges delta. Hurricane Aila destroyed the dikes, thus causing daily flooding of the communities. Most of the villagers now live in makeshift huts and tents on the dikes, while their home and villages are flooded. F...

BANGLADESH. Padmapukur. 2009. On the 'char' (sand island) of Padmapukur, in the Ganges delta. Hurricane Aila destroyed the dikes, thus causing daily flooding of the communities. Most of the villagers now live in makeshift huts and tents on the dikes, while their home and villages are flooded. F...

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Jonas Bendiksen BANGLADESH. Padmapukur. 2009. On the 'char' (sand island) of Padmapukur, in the Ganges delta. Hurricane Aila destroyed the dikes, thus causing daily flooding of the communities. Most of the villagers now live in makeshift huts and tents on the dikes, while their home and villages are flooded. F... Jonas Bendiksen Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. With erosion threatening, the local mosque is being relocated. © Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photos Jonas Bendiksen Dhaka. Korail Slum, seen from the roof of the Rangs Waterfront Housing. The slum, home to a great many environmental migrants is separated from the affluent neighborhood of Gulshan by the water known as Gulshan lake. © Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photos Jonas Bendiksen Asulia, just northwest of Dhaka. Brick kilns marooned in water. They normally use the kilns 4-5 months a year in the driest seasons (from november approx). This type of brick kiln is ubiquitous in Bangladesh, but is a heavy polluter (as its coal-fired and ineffective), both in terms of CO2 and ai... Jonas Bendiksen In Pabna, the NGO Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha runs floating schools as well as floating libraries and clinics. The images are from the river of Gumani. This are is on the edge of the Chalan Beel wetlands area. The concept is that running schools on boats, that come to the students is more effici... Jonas Bendiksen Village of East Belka, Sundergonj Upazila, Gaibandha District. Organized by Practical Action, a test / training location for floating gardens. This is an agricultural tecnique based on older water-based floating agriculture from southern Bangladesh. A bed is made of hyacinths a prolific water ... Jonas Bendiksen BANGLADESH. Dhaka. 2009. After night of heavy rains, large parts of Dhaka filled up with water. Arambagh area. People still were out and about, trying to get to work. © Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photos