"This is one of my little friends [Zahid Hossain, aged 5], looking up at the sky wondering when the rains will come." Jamie Hewlett
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/16/jamie-hewlett-flooding-global-warming-bangladesh
The Guardian: Life on the water's edge
Jamie Hewlett's paintings of Bangladeshi villagers capture the beauty and fragility of their flood-threatened existence. He speaks of his terrifying journey - and the inspiration he found
"There are only two numbers you need to know to grasp Bangladesh's problem. The country makes up less
than 10% of the land mass of south Asia, yet more than 90% of south Asia's water passes through it on the way to the sea. Oh, and 80% of the country is floodplain..."
ReliefWeb PR: Jamie Hewlett presents new artwork at Oxfam's climate change exhibition
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/HHVU-7WTGDA?OpenDocument
Hewlett at Oxfam: Jamie Hewlett climate change exhibition
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