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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 14 June 2010. Italian fans hope for an equalizer, after Paraguay scored late on in the first half. Italy drew 1-1 with Paraguay, thanks to a Daniele De Rossi goal on 63rd minute.

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In search of hope: climate displacement in Bangladesh

In Search of Hope: Climate Displacement in Bangladesh is a body of work shot between 2009 - 2011 documenting communities living on the frontline of climate change. The people of Bangladesh bear witness to the continued destruction that climate change is having on their densely populated country every day. Communities in this poverty stricken, low-lying country have experienced the destruction of two Cyclones in the last five years, this region is prone to severe flooding from glacier melting from the Himalayas coupled with seasonal Monsoon rains. Each year thousands of people are uprooted and forced to take refuge in makeshift shelters along the embankments throughout the country as they seek to escape the wrath of Mother Nature. The outlook remains bleak for those communities living on the frontline of Climate Change as the world’s climate becomes even more unpredictable, with rainfall becoming more intense and droughts becoming more extreme. Climate displacement is not a problem for 2030, 2040 or 2050. It is a problem now and one that needs to be addressed with decisive action being taken to provide a solution to these extreme shifts in climate that we all face.

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In Search of Hope: Climate Displacement in Bangladesh

SHIKARIBARI, KOYRA, BANGLADESH - July 2011. Woman walks along the Shikaribari embankment, which has allowed the climate displaced people to return to their land after they were uprooted by Cyclone Aila.

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About me

Stuart Matthews (b.1984, England) graduated from Plymouth University in 2007 after being selected a finalist of the Ilford Student Photographer of the Year. During his final year he travelled to China to document this new and evolving super power of the 21st century, Stuart covered Kosovo’s independence in 2008 and later that year interned at NOOR Images. Since then, he has made various trips to document the impact of Climate Change in Bangladesh and the effect that this is having on communities living on the frontline. He was funded as part of the IdeasTap / Magnum Photos Photographic Award 2010 to continue his work there.

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  • Thanks for connecting, you have some great work. You might want to check out my blog post on the Diemar/Noble Gallery launch of the Fitzrovia Photography Prize - excellent opportunity for London-based photographers.

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    SaraTrula , Multimedia , 11/06/11 , 9,709 AP

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  • really like your work on "EAST"...

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    guyrobinson16 , Photographer , 20/10/10 , 23 AP

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  • Beautiful work...

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    Hannah Burke , Playwright , 09/10/10 , 1,394 AP

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  • Hey thanks for connecting mate :)

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