For most families living on the coast of Barguna in Bangladesh, fishing is a way of life and a means of survival [Credit: Ami Vitale]
Published On 8 Nov 20108 Nov 2010
A good catch can generate enough income to sustain a family for quite some time [Credit: Ami Vitale]
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But worsening weather conditions are making the job increasingly dangerous [Credit: Ami Vitale]
Thousands of fishermen from the region have disappeared at sea [Credit: Ami Vitale]
Their widows are often left as the sole providers for several generations of extended family [Credit: Ami Vitale]
Now some of the families who have lost their loved ones at sea are participating in a mock climate change tribunal [Credit: Ami Vitale]
International aid agency Oxfam hopes the mock tribunal will eventually pave the way for polluting countries to be taken to court for the loss and destruction they have caused [Credit: Ami Vitale]
