Mamtaz Story: The fight for climate change 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. Watch
her compelling story. The climate tribunals are developing the idea that thoseresponsible 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. Produced in collaboration by Ami Vitale, Oxfam, and Sprout Films
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