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Flooding videos (part 2)
These videos highlight the problems caused by flooding in the developing world, and show how Practical Action works with local communities to help reduce the impact of future flooding:
How floating gardens combat flooding: A brief illustration of how floating gardens help people in Bangladesh adapt to flooding, a natural disaster made worse by climate change.
Impact of flooding - Nazmul Islam: A development worker discusses the effects of flooding on farmers in Bangladesh.
Impact of flooding - Samedul Islam: A rickshaw van puller from Bangladesh discusses the effects flooding had on him and his family.
Preparing for floods: A brief summary of strategies that are used to prepare for flooding.
Sandbar cropping in Bangladesh: One man's personal account of how sandbar cropping and pit cultivation have helped him.
Beat the flood: Ortis Deley looks at the how people in Bangladesh consider the properties of materials in order to choose the right ones to build a flood proof community.
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