Text & photos Rodney Dekker Recurring natural disasters threaten traditional ways of life. On the evening of November 15, 2007, a fierce Category 4 cyclone – with peak winds of 250km/h – approached the coast of Bangladesh from the Bay of Bengal. “I was roused from my sleep by the cyclone shaking my house,” says Abdul Kuddus Munshi,...

Text & Photos by Jon Ramlan Rice is life to the people of Asia; as Asians, we all know that. We also know that it is more than just food. It is central to the Asian way of life – its culture, spirituality and traditions, especially for those whose lives embody the rural/agricultural realm. My pictorial...

By Franck Vogel China and India’s race to fulfil hydroelectric dreams has seen over 150 dams planned for River Brahmaputra and its tributaries – and this number is just from India alone. The 2,900 kilometre river, which runs through China, India and Bangladesh, is at the epicentre of flash floods, environmental degradation and loss of livelihoods,...

Photos and Text by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan A coastal community in Bangladesh battles salinity intrusion on the front line of climate change Global warming has had more severe an impact on certain countries than others. Bangladesh is one such country suffering the disproportionate effects of global warming; it is one of the most vulnerable countries to...

Text by Rachel Kwek Synthetic fabrics are ubiquitous in modern clothes but many of Asia’s traditional garments were made of natural fabrics that do not poison our environment. Humans have survived many years with clothes made from natural materials derived from nature prior to the invention of synthetic fibres. Clothes in the past were made out...