What can Bangladesh teach the Netherlands about climate adaptation?

Floods in Bangladesh

Climate change has caused many floods in Bangladesh. Researchers in Bangladesh and the Netherlands are now collaborating to find ways to deal with rising water levels. Photo: Amir Jinaj, Flickr

Of: Robert Gladh

The Netherlands has long worked to build dikes and ditches as protection against water. Knowledge exchange between the Netherlands and Bangladesh means that similar challenges can be tackled in a sustainable way, both now and in the future. Utvecklingsmagasinet met two researchers at Utrecht University.

December 13, 2019, FUF-correspondents