Mamtaz' story: The fight for climate justice in the Bay of Bengal

The village of South Tetulbaria in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, relies on fishing but climate change threatens this way of life.

In November 2010 Mamtaz Begum, a young widow from Barguna, stood up and demanded justice for vulnerable communities near to the Bay of Bengal at a 'Climate Tribunal' in the capital, Dhaka.

The climate tribunals are developing the idea that those responsible for climate change, can and should be held accountable through the law. Specifically they explore the possibilities for using national laws to hold governments and other private actors accountable for the impacts of the changing climate on vulnerable communities.

A film by Ami Vitale. Learn more about Oxfam's Climate Change Campaign http://www.oxfam.org/climate

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Tags:

• climate change
• climate
• Climate Tribubal
• Bangladesh
• Food justice
• fishing
• Barguna
• South Tetulbaria
• Bay of Bengal
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