“Wave”
Keywords: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, M R Hasan, Bangladesh, River Erosion, South Asia, Climate Change, Global Warming, Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Water Politics, River Politics, Redux Pictures, Flood, River Bank Erosion, Photo Story, Photo Essay, 2013, 2014, Water, Climate Migration, Climate Refugee
After the flood subsides, two friends approach the banks of the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
Trees and houses are submerged during the flooding of the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 28 August 2013
People had to move away when the flood devastated this area near the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 28 August 2013
Roads, markets and houses are swallowed up by the Padma River during the flood.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 20 September 2013
A building structure is being removed as the Padma River gets closer.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 20 September 2013
The Jamuna River is about to take over a village; many of its inhabitants have already migrated.
Location: River Jamuna, Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
Date: 5 October 2013
The river's inhabitants are always under the threat of forced migration.
Location: River Jamuna, Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
Date: 4 October 2013
Cattle in search of food; the flood destroys the green fields of their usual habitat.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 28 August 2013
Rather than move, many people struggle to live with the flood as they have no other place to go.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 28 August 2013
A large number of cattle were washed out by the force of the flood.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 28 August 2013
Many areas of the Sirajgonj district are under great danger from serious river erosion.
Location: River Jamuna, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh
Date: 20 December 2014
This river resident, who lost her house to river erosion, plans to migrate.
Location: River Jamuna, Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
Date: 5 October 2013
This fisherman on the river Padma doesn't have an alternative place to move to if the river swallows up his home.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
This fisherman's livelihood depends entirely on the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
This family may have to move away as the Padma River is about to flood their home.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
Children playing on the eroded riverbank.
Location: River Jamuna, Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
Date: 5 October 2013
A woman bathes in the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
A riverside resident near the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
People bathing in the Jamuna River.
Location: River Jamuna, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh
Date: 20 December 2014
An embankment at the Padma River that protects the town of Sirajgonj.
Location: River Jamuna, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh
Date: 20 December 2014
Workers bring sand to dump at the river bank to protect their villages from flooding.
Location: River Jamuna, Islampur, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
Date: 5 October 2013
This view of the river Padma seems tranquil, but during the flood it changes.
Location: River Padma, Mawa, Munshigonj, Bangladesh
Date: 9 September 2014
Man checks the vulnerability of the river bank.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 26 August 2013
The waves of the Padma River.
Location: River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date: 28 August 2013
Endnotes
1 See this report on the impact of Farakka barrage on the human fabric by Manisha Banerjee, on behalf of South Asian Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP).