DHAKA, BANGLADESH — During the monsoon rains in northwest Bangladesh, swollen rivers can flood villages for months at a time. For the rural poor who rely on agriculture, there is no way to make ...

Mohammad Mostafa, a farmer in the low-lying deltas of southwestern Bangladesh, has revived his forefathers' farming practice of growing crops on floating rafts as rising seas and storm flooding ...

In Bangladesh, Floating Schools, Farms, And Health Clinics Help Stay On Top Of Rising Waters If you can’t flee rising waters, the next best solution is to design communities that float.

Farmers in one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world are returning to centuries-old techniques in an effort to battle extreme weather and rising waters.

As seas rise, Bangladesh farmers revive floating farms The 200-year-old technique was initially adopted by farmers in the region during the flooding season, which used to last about five months ...