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Rising sea levels and deadly floods are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they bring another problem that threatens the entire nation: waterlogged land and high salinity in streams and soil are killing crops. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
Bangladesh ranks seventh among the countries most affected by extreme weather in the past two decades, according to the Global Climate Risk Index. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
Farmers are desperately trying to adjust to these ever more destructive and unpredictable conditions caused by global warming. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
'Even 25 years ago, we could grow crops throughout the year ... but then water started to stay here seven months. We were clueless how to survive,' said Altaf Mahmud. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
Farmers in Mugarjhor, a region 200km (120 miles) south of Dhaka, revived a century-old technique of using seedbeds that sit atop the water. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
The floating farms have become community initiatives, and in some villages, women spend months preparing the beds before boatmen take them across waterlogged fields. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
Some farmers have stopped growing crops opting instead to grow shrimp in the brackish water, or crab-fattening - capturing wild crabs and feeding them up to then sell - as well as rearing ducks, which fetch a high price in Dhaka eateries. [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]
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