Reflections on Vulnerabilities, Testimonials, and Gameplay
1. Attached Vulnerability Mapping:
I have attached the PDF(Vulnerability_Mapping_Activity.pdf) with my completed analysis for Dhaka, Cox's Bazar, and Satkhira. The mapping highlights the high level of vulnerability across all three regions, driven by a dangerous intersection of climate hazards and underlying socio-economic pressures.
2. Key Insights from Community Testimonials:
Watching the testimonial videos was a powerful experience that moved the issues from abstract concepts to human stories.The key insight was how non-climatic factors are critical amplifiers of vulnerability. In Cox's Bazar, the testimonies highlighted how the presence of refugee camps strains already limited water and sanitation resources for everyone. In Satkhira, the relentless salinity intrusion wasn't just an environmental issue but a direct threat to family heritage, identity, and mental health as generations of farming knowledge become obsolete. The Dhaka stories underscored that flooding isn't just about water, but about the collapse of waste management, the spread of disease, and the loss of daily wages for the urban poor. These stories made it clear that effective adaptation must address these systemic social and economic root causes, not just the climatic symptoms.
3. Reflection on the Text-Based RPG Game:
The game I played was"Climate Migration Chronicles."
· My Choices: Faced with a cyclone warning in a coastal village, I prioritized moving my family to a cyclone shelter over securing our fishing boat and assets. Later, in a crowded urban settlement, I chose to invest limited resources in a community water filter rather than only for my household.
· Influences & Relation to Module Themes: My decisions were heavily influenced by the narratives from the testimonial videos. The choice to prioritize life over livelihood mirrored the impossible decisions discussed by communities in Satkhira and Cox's Bazar. The community-focused investment in the city reflected the lesson from Dhaka's videos that individual solutions often fail in dense, resource-poor settings; collective action is crucial. The game made me viscerally feel the trade-offs and constrained choices that are at the heart of climate vulnerability, directly relating to the challenges of displacement, loss of livelihood, and building resilience discussed in this module.