This past decade India has managed to connect every household to the national grid. But what does it actually mean? In rural India there is a real lack of reliable source of energy for domestic and commercial use. In this video I meet with the social enterprise Oorja in the north of India. They put … Continue reading Solar panels for rural India ft. Oorja
Last month I was in India. I had the opportunity to meet with various companies, social enterprises and NGO’s that provide solar energy to people leaving in cities, villages, remote and marginalized areas. In this video I am talking about the current situation in India, concerning solar energy and coal, I am meeting with Sishir … Continue reading INDIA – From coal to SOLAR POWER
While I was walking in the south of Bangladesh looking for a story, I met by accident with two rice scientists from the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. They were travelling through the coastal area to visit projects. I asked them if I could join them for a few days and they accepted. This video is … Continue reading I met rice scientists in Bangladesh
Last month I had the opportunity to travel for a week in the coastal area of Bangladesh with the UNDP to visit and document their projects. Bangladesh is a very vulnerable country, especially the coastal area in the bay of Bengal. Communities living their often have to face natural hazard such as floods and cyclones. … Continue reading How Bangladesh adapts to climate change ft. UNDP
Last month I spent 3 weeks in the south of Bangladesh to study how people adapt to climate change. I met people from BRRI the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, the UNDP, government officials and many inhabitants of the area. The coastal belt is the most vulnerable area of the country. Every year it is affected … Continue reading Climate change is not a hoax
