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Mustasinur Rahman Alvi
Climate Change
Mustasinur Rahman Alvi
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Khulna
Bangladesh
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Mustasinur Rahman Alvi is an independent Photojournalist based in Barishal, Bangladesh. Doing photography since 2015, he has been learning a lot in this field. He started his photography career as a Contributing Photojournalist in Zuma Press, USA.
He is the President of two renowned photography clubs in Bangladesh named "Barishal Photography Club" (BAPC) and KUET Photographic Society (KUETPS). He has been awarded in more than 50 National and International Photo contests and exhibitions. His photos have been exhibited in more than 20+ countries in the world. His works have been published in The Guardian, National Geography, Forbes, NPR, Financial Times, Geo Magazine, Wall Street Journal and more than in 100 top rated newspapers and magazines in the world. His overall works have been published in more than 350 places.
Now, It has become a passion for him to do photography, and he wants to develop himself as a good learner of photography and capture the life we lead every day with his eyes and his device.
Mustasinur Rahman Alvi
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021-2022
Brick kilns are recognized as one of the largest stationary sources of black carbon, which along with iron and steel production, contribute 20% of total black carbon emissions.– CCAC
There is a real urgency to curb the ongoing harmful effects on the environment of an estimated 500,000 antiquated, highly polluting brick kilns which operate globally. They are major contributors to climate change and a significant source of CO2 emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and short-lived climate pollutants (SCLP's). Brick kilns damage air quality and human health, and the toxic pollutants seriously affect the lives of billions. As climate has been changed rapidly due to these brick kilns, many environmental breakdowns occurred in nature.
The rainy season didn't come on time; it came early and created many floods that resulted in these brick kilns being submerged. In this series, we can see hundreds of brick factories emitting CO2, which creates a breakdown in nature, and when the flood came, they were submerged.
The aerial view shows a Chimney from a local Brick Factory flooded by monsoon rains near Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hundreds of brick factories appear to have nearly disappeared under water following severe flooding.
The buildings were covered with water during the entire monsoon season after a nearby river breached its banks. Workers were able to save thousands of bricks - but many were lost to the 20 ft deep floodwater. The latest United Nation's Agenda for the General Meeting is about "Climate Change". Now, it is high time, we look forward to monitoring these brick kiln as soon as possible for the betterment of the world.