If children can't reach school, the school comes by boat
Architect Mohammed Rezwan founded Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, which runs solar-powered boats serving as schools, libraries and clinics for flood-prone villages in north-west Bangladesh.
One problem. Many solutions.
Climate adaptation and resilience
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Different communities face the same problem and find different answers, shaped by their own resources, knowledge and context. No approach here is presented as the right one for everywhere.
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| Who | Where | How it started | Scale | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Rezwan (Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha) | Chalan Beel, Natore district, Bangladesh | As a young architecture graduate, Rezwan used his scholarship money and savings to found a small organisation in 1998, and spent four years raising funds for a first school boat. | Regional | Documented |
| Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change | Port Vila, Vanuatu | After a law class in 2019, 27 students asked why international climate rules were so weak and decided to campaign for the world's highest court to be asked what states owe. | International | Documented |
| Pam Warhurst and Mary Clear (co-founders), with volunteers of Incredible Edible Todmorden | Todmorden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Mary Clear planted vegetables in her front garden and put up a sign inviting passers-by to help themselves. Volunteers then began planting herbs and vegetables on neglected verges and outside public buildings. | Community | Documented |
Law students in Vanuatu take climate change to the World Court
In 2019, 27 law students at the University of the South Pacific began a campaign that led to the International Court of Justice's 2025 advisory opinion on climate change.
Planting vegetables in public spaces across a Pennine town
Volunteers in Todmorden began planting herbs, fruit and vegetables in public spaces for anyone to pick, sparking a wider Incredible Edible movement.
What can they learn from one another? Read the "Copy this" section of each story to compare materials, costs and risks.