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Climate change adaptation

Crab fattening, saline-tolerant rice and floating gardens are some of the ingenious ways that Bangladeshis are adapting to the impacts of a warming world. Its population of 160 million is squashed into a low-lying river basin, exposed to rising sea levels, fierce storms and frequent floods. For this issue, we traveled to South Asia to find out how communities with limited means are struggling to cope.

April 2012, Issue 451

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Analysis

Ready or not
Melting glaciers to the north, rising seas to the south. Can Bangladesh adapt to a warming world? Hazel Healy travelled there to find out.
Why climate change poses a major threat for Bangladesh - the facts
Adaptable by nature
The most vulnerable, the best prepared. Portraits of the inhabitants of the Jamuna river islands of northwest Bangladesh.
Moves to climate-proof the planet
From air-conditioned bus stops in Dubai to Meat Safety Net programmes in Kenya: what the rest of the world is doing to defend against global warming.
The great climate exodus
Bangladeshis are melting away from the coast as habitats degrade. Hazel Healy finds new arrivals struggling to adjust to life in Dhaka, the world’s fastest-growing megacity.
Big bucks from Big Brother
Bill Gates’ funding of global health programmes is legendary – but his charity has unpleasant side-effects. Andrew Bowman reports.

Agenda

Putting the ‘I’ in ecocide
22 April is Earth Day. Should punishment be made to those personally responsible for destroying our planet?
Act against ACTA
Kimberley Process ‘whitewashes’ blood diamonds
Aoife Allen describes how The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is not doing enough to clean up the gems trade.
Lax law could kill human guinea pigs
News in brief this month
Cambodian drug law ‘legalizes’ appalling abuse

Argument

Should donor nations give aid to countries with poor human rights records?
Human rights lawyer Errol Mendes and aid campaigner Jonathan Glennie go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.

Arts

Home will never look the same again
Horatio Morpurgo discovers filmmaker Patrick Keiller’s unusual way of seeing the world.
Reviews
Films, books and music from around the world reviewed.

Alternatives

Mapping Utopia
It’s time for John Jordan and Isa Fremeaux to turn their dream into reality.
Raise your glass to a sustainable pint
Green beer.

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Letters
Your correspondence.
Country Profile: Zambia
Facts, figures and ratings.
Southern Exposure
Chinese artist Sun Ji blends past and present Shanghai in his photo collages.
Worldbeater
President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo – or ‘the Boss’ for short.
Letter from Botswana
Beauty contests are now big business, but have lost their appeal for Lauri Kubuitsile.
Puzzle Page
Axe's classic crossword is joined by a wordsearch and ‘Sudokey’
Mark Engler
The unpalatable reality of working in the iPad empire.
Essay
Neither humanity nor nature are commodities. It’s time the old ideology was dissolved, writes Jeremy Seabrook.
Josie Long
Being nice and doing good – what’s offensive in that?
And finally...
Syrian poet Adonis considers creative reading, individuality, and the Arab world’s biggest problem.