Saving Lives Welcome Byproduct of GPS Training

A sudden cyclone hit the Bay of Bengal on 18 September 2015.  The situation was desperate. 67 fishermen were missing and 10 hilsa gillnet fishing boats had been lost. Read how the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Bangladesh, WorldFish and USAID worked together to save the lives of fishermen who are at risk due to extreme storms that are becoming more frequent and intense due to global climate change. 

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 11:30pm