In Bangla, "easy like water" translates roughly as "piece of cake." The irony is that in Bangladesh -- with 150 million people in a country the size of Iowa, water poses a relentless threat. With increasingly violent cyclones and accelerating glacier melt upstream, flooding may create 20 million Bangladeshi "climate refugees" by mid-century. India is already building walls to keep them out.
"Easy Like Water" Awarded MacArthur Foundation Grant
Published September 29, 2011
Pulitzer Center grantee Glenn Baker and his documentary, "Easy Like Water," are the recipients of the MacArthur Foundation Documentary Film Grant. The film is one of eight selected out of nearly 400 proposals. The Pulitzer Center is a part of the grant working with Baker on educational outreach related to his film.
"Easy Like Water" and the related Pulitzer Center Reporting Project Bangladesh: Easy Like Water examines the reality of climate change in Bangladesh that has exacerbated the flooding endemic. The project sheds light on how one architect is working to educate and build solidarity in his community by harnessing the flooding and finding environmentally-conscious alternatives.
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Nigerian journalist Ameto Akpe and Emmy award-winning producer Stephen Sapienza will discuss issues of inadequate access to safe drinking water in Bangladesh, Nigeria and Ghana.
Stephen Sapienza crafts simple but compelling narratives, chronicling the lives and plights of everyday people, from the cities of Bangladesh to the streets of Sierra Leone, writes Ameto Akpe.
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Originally from Atlanta, Aria is a graduate of Emory University, where she received her degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with a minor in Global Health, Culture and Society. She is...