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Taposi Rabeya

Harun Ur Swapan Rashid / hwMay 31, 2012

"I can't explain climate change, but I can feel it in my body."

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Taposi Rabeya, road worker, Dhaka
Image: DW

I work in the open air. The burning sun makes my life unbearable. It is hotter than ever before. And what also surely has to do with climate change is that there are more cyclones and flash floods.

Because of that, more and more people in villages are losing their homes. Now they live in urban slums in completely inhumane conditions. The majority of ordinary people are honest and very resourceful. The problem is with the political leadership. Politicians have so far failed to come up with a plan to develop the country.

Author: Harun Ur Swapan Rashid / hw

Editor: Anke Rasper