. @itihaashtag talking about the political economy of forgetting re. #cycloneamphan at the webinar organized by @NayanikaM at @TORCHOxford #happeningnow
Jason Cons looks at the impact of #cycloneamphan in Gabura, Bangladesh - improved preparedness with a lot more left to do; most effective relief from within the community. How can we think about anticipatory responses to climate change?
. @AnnuJal examines her relationship with cyclones in the Sundarbans, including a story of the first cyclone shelter built in the region. Shows how the impact of cyclones must also be linked to a history of migration and movement. #cycloneamphan
. @MMehtta talks of the importance of saving the Sundarbans for its own sake. What do people living in the Sundarbans want to conserve for their own lives? How can we put people's life projects at the center of conservation?
. @KasiaPaprocki talks of the political economy of climate change adaption in the Bengal Delta, esp how #cycloneamphan impacted a collective rice-farming community in Bangladesh. Shows the failure of climate imaginaries and the success of collective management of the landscape.
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