Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Villagers-on-a-River-in-the-Sundarbans-Region-27MZIFLBTSOP.htmlConceptually similarRain Shower on Pakhiralay IslandGP01945Completed★★★★Displaced Families in IndiaGP01WJGCompleted★★★★Rainbow Warrior in the Sundarbans RegionGP018UCCompleted★★★★Abandoned Home on Hemnagar IslandGP019CDCompleted★★★★★★Rainbow Warrior in the Sundarbans RegionGP0187PCompleted★★★★Displaced Families in IndiaGP01WJHCompleted★★★★Dike Building on Pakhiralay IslandGP018UACompleted★★★★Dike Building on Pakhiralay IslandGP018BLCompleted★★★★Anil Chandra Das on Ghoramara islandGP0190ZCompleted★★★★View AllGP018I0Villagers on a River in the Sundarbans RegionLocal villagers are on the river during a rain shower. The Sundarbans river delta region is particularly sensitive to rising sea levels which have displaced many people and destroyed their agriculture.Locations:Asia-India-Indian Sundarbans-South AsiaDate:14 Aug, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Peter CatonMaximum size:3504px X 2336pxKeywords:Aerial view-Climate (campaign title)-Day-High angle view-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Manual workers-Outdoors-Raining-Rivers-Sea level rise-Three peopleShoot:Sea Level Rise in the SundarbansThe Rainbow Warrior is currently docked at the Sundarbans river delta region, an area which is particularly ecologically sensitive. The crew plant mangroves with the local people. These will help to protect the coast from erosion and will also provide nutrients for fish and capture carbon in their environment.Related Collections:Sea Level Rise in Sunderbans Delta
