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Climatetribune FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 Climate Tribune One year since Cyclone Amphan: A disaster that did not end Page 9 CONTENTS CONTENTS FEATURE Where getting drinkable water is an everyday struggle 3 Where getting drinkable water is an Destruction by Cyclone Amphan continues to haunt its survivors after one year 4 everyday struggle Editor The long-term effects of Cyclone Amphan on the west coast of Bangladesh 9 Zafar Sobhan Scarcity of fresh groundwater is causing misery for the local people in the When a deadly cyclone is followed by a global pandemic 18 Sundarbans area Assistant Magazine Editor Sobur fights a losing battle 21 Saqib Sarker n Md Ridwan Bin Alam Diganta and Mahmuda Akter water in large earthen pots for a year. Many also have proper How people are learning disaster preparedness through a traditional folk art 23 rainwater harvesting systems. However, due to lack of mon- Content Editor afe drinking water crisis in the south-western ey, many people cannot afford to buy large pots or tanks to Rukhsar Sultana Disaster induced water crisis in Gabura 25 coastal area of Bangladesh, especially in the Sunda- collect rainwater for year-round use. Nevertheless, they have Sumaiya Binte Anwar rbans region has become a constant problem due to received training from various NGOs on how to collect and A success story in managing cyclones in Bangladesh 28 the groundwater salinity. Besides, the freshwater preserve rainwater to use it throughout the year. Saquifers in this area are not available at reasonable depths Many are now digging ponds and canals to collect rainwa- Exclusive content partner Rethinking development 30 and the surface water is profoundly saline and turbid (Is- ter, which they use for drinking, cooking, agriculture and oth- International Centre lam et al, 2014). Arsenic and saline contamination make er daily activities. They were dealing with salinity in this way for Climate Change and troubles for providing consumable water to the underpriv- and were moving towards a better life. But the environmen- Development (ICCCAD) ileged individuals of the country. The destitute and poor tal and social disaster has thwarted their efforts and success Editor’s note individuals cannot bear the cost burden of water innova- once again. They are not able to collect enough rainwater as tions due to the financial crisis. the rains are not regular due to climate change. Graphic Over the years, shrimp and crab farming has gradually in- Also, due to the increase in the amount of cyclones in the Md Mahbub Alam Dear Readers creased the salinity of the area. In the aftermath of cyclone area the river bank is not strong enough, the area is often in- This month marks the one year Aila in 2009 as the coastal areas were damaged by the storm undated by saline water; affecting all the freshwater bodies. Color Specialist anniversary of Cyclone Amphan surge, a vast area in that region was inundated with saltwa- Last year, cyclone Amphan and coronavirus attacked togeth- Shekhar Mondal that ravaged the country’s ter and remained water-logged; affecting both surface and er, causing them the worst sufferings. They had to collect wa- coastal region. groundwater levels in the area. That is why the locals have to ter from a distant PSF as their stored rainwater became saline. A large number of the people rely heavily on rainwater harvesting, pond sand filters (PSF), But due to the lockdown situation, the police would take Published and Printed in the affected areas are still deep tube-wells, and pond water for drinking purposes. How- issue whenever they came out and would fine them money. Kazi Anis Ahmed on behalf of living in the ruins that the super ever, due to the less rainfall and the fact that the pond sand Moreover, when the people of one village went to fetch water 2A Media Limited storm left behind. This remains filters are far away from the area, every family has to struggle from another village, the people of that village did not want a largely underreported side of to store that potable water every day. to let them enter the village for fear of Covid-19. So, they se- Editorial, News & the disaster. As a part of the TAPESTRY project, we had to travel to Shy- cretly went far away to collect water. In this issue of Climate Commercial Office amnagar, an area near the Sundarbans. We have found that “One can survive without rice but not even a day with- Tribune we report these untold potable water is a scarce resource in Sundarbans as the rivers out water,” said one woman from Vamia village of Shyam- FR Tower, 8/C Panthapath, stories from the ground, trying and shallow groundwater are saline and fresh groundwater is nagar. “Even though we have plenty of water around here, Shukrabad, Dhaka 1207 to shine a much needed light on not easily accessible, causing daily misery for the local peo- everything seems to be poison to us. Drinking this water reg- the people’s sufferings, which Phone: 48116830-31 ple. ularly is sure to cause illness and death. We have a serious did not end after the storm 48116865 (Advertising), We visited some villages of Shyamnagar and got to know shortage of drinking water,” said another woman from Dati- dissipated. that they have to collect potable water and preserve them nakhali. 48116939 Circulation) These reveal how the COVER: RAFIQUL ISLAM MONTU through lots of hardship. As fresh groundwater is not acces- Getting fresh water to the residents of Shyamnagar is a big Fax: News-48116887 vulnerable communities in the sible everywhere, the whole village depends on a short num- challenge. As they do not know when or how their suffering [email protected] coastal region lose properties learn. In this issue we have reverted ber of tube wells. Besides, there are PSF in several villages of will end, they are hoping that the government and/or NGOs [email protected] and livelihood despite Bangladesh’s to print after publishing the Shyamnagar. People from 2 to 3 villages collect water from a will help them get portable water facilities. l advancement in the early warning magazine only digitally since the www.dhakatribune.com single PSF. system and other disaster risk pandemic began. As we go back So, people, especially women have to go a long way to col- Md Ridwan Bin Alam Diganta is currently working as an Executive, reduction mechanisms. to print, we are pleased to inform lect water. Most of them travel at least a kilometre on foot to Brand Research and Consumer Insights at MACOMM – Official Affiliate Relatively simple infrastructure our readers that from this issue fetch water. Sometimes they have to pay for it. For example, of Dentsu in Bangladesh. Can be reached out at ridwan.diganta@ works like rebuilding embankments Climate Tribune will be printed on people from Purbo Jelekhali village in Shyamnagar collect gmail.com. could have prevented large areas environmentally friendly recycled being inundated by saline water, we water from a PSF (constructed by the Red Crescent) for Tk100 Mahmuda Akter is currently working as a Research Officer at the paper. n a month. International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). In some houses, the villagers have been collecting rain- Can be reached out at [email protected]. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021, CLIMATE TRIBUNE | 3 FEATURE Sources from local union councils and non- governmental organizations said about 50,000 people had been permanently and temporarily displaced from the ten unions affected by the cyclone going under water. For the last one year Kartik has been surviving in a leaf fenced thatched shed he built on top of the embankment. Many people from the area of Hajatkhali, Katmarchar, Bed- kashi and neighbouring villages also started to live on the em- bankment. The villagers have been facing extreme crises in every aspect of their livelihood for over a year and many peo- ple have left the area in search of livelihood and employment. The same scenarios are seen in Kurikahunia, Sreepur, Sa- natankathi, Pratapnagar of Asashuni upazila Banyatala and Gabura of Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district. Cyclone Amphan affected about one million people across the five upazilas of Shayamnagar, Satkhira, Koyra, Dacope and Paik- gacha. Storm surge rushes into a village in Satkhira, destroying a road, following Cyclone Amphan. Photo taken on Thursday, May 21, 2020 DHAKA TRIBUNE This is just a fragment of the people affected by Cyclone Amphan. If we want to see the real picture of how coastal lives and livelihoods are affected by cyclones, we have to look n Rafiqul Islam Montu at Kalabagi village of Dacope upazila of Khulna district. The houses of the people there have been turned into ajatkhali village of Uttar Bedkashi union in Koyra `hanging’ houses. The river Shibsa has washed away their Destruction by Cyclone Amphan continues upazila of Khulna district is located at the south- village. One misfortune after another has fallen on these peo- west coast of Bangladesh. On the night of cyclone ple. In contrast to the situation of Kartik Chandra Mandal, the to haunt its survivors after one year Amphan on May 20, 2020, under strong tidal pres- people of Kalabagi `hanging village’ have been living with Hsures, the embankment on the village broke, and water broke water for the last 12 years since the 2009 cyclone Aila dev- Cyclone Amphan affected the lives of about one million people in the bank of Hajatkhali village damaging several houses. astated their lives. These villagers have no land left to build Kartik Chandra Mandal, 39 year old resident with his fami- houses on, every other disaster since cyclone Aila has made Bangladesh’s coastal areas ly of five lived in a pacca building that he built with a lot of ef- extensive damage, leaving them destitute.
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