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Dhaka, Bangladesh is on the front line of climate change, but what does that mean to the people living in its slums?
As part of her research on urban climate change resilience,
Dr Joanne Jordan spent months in the slums of Dhaka talking to over 600
people in their homes, work places, local teashops and on street
corners to understand how climate change is linked to or creating
problems in their ‘everyday’ lives and how they are trying to find
solutions to those problems.With the research complete, she teamed up with the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Dhaka to explore the findings through a ‘Pot Gan’, a traditional folk medium that combines melody, drama, pictures and dancing. The Pot Gan is not a static piece of theatre; it is an interactive event that challenges the audience to actively engage with the personal experiences of slum dwellers affected by climate change. Selengkapnya baca disini