ADAPTATION: Floating Gardens of Bangladesh

LearningMedia, Public Broadcasting Service

This video begins in the lush deltas of Bangladesh. The host of the video learns how communities are adapting to changing monsoons and dangerous sea-level rise. Floating gardens and floating schools are just the start of some of the country's innovative strategies.

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The video shows how the people of Bangladesh are adapting to climate change-induced increases in flooding by creating floating gardens/farms and schools. The need for adaptation and local solutions are shown through interactions with Bangladeshi representatives and students. The video includes information on plans for "smart" floating farms. The narrator is a Natural Geographic scientist/explorer. This educational resource was written by Shari Carswell, who is an environmental educator and an applied anthropology graduate student at the University of North Texas. Connections between innovative solutions in Bangladesh and other efforts around the world are made at the end, but the focus is on the necessary innovations for the local people of Bangladesh. Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
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