Media

ReWET Short Documentaries

ReWET’s Year 2 in review: Demonstrating Wetland Restoration Tools on the Ground

ReWET Participatory Planning Workshops - Developing Locally-led urban wetland restoration

ReWET Nature-based Wetland Restoration following Korail slum Fire 2025 in Dhaka

ReWET explores Indigenous Knowledge of Floating Wetlands in Barisal

ReWET Wetland Restoration mode launched at KIB on 2 Feb 2025 by Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor of Ministry of Environment. Also, Natioanal Policy and Stakeholder Dialogue took place.

ReWET Co-Design Workshops - Slum Dwellers in Dhaka leading the design of Agro-ecological Tools!

Documentary on ReWET, providing an outline of the project…

Short video showcasing the co-production workshops that ensured that the local urban farmers are at the centre of making decisions in the ReWET project…

Journal Artilcles, News and Op-eds

Journal Articles:

Huq, E., & Hughes, A. (2026). Weaving pluriversal entanglements for urban wetland regeneration. Environment and Planning F, 26349825261423647.

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A Thousand Wet-lands (Article Series), Institute for Contemporary Critical Thought (2025 - ongoing) by Tanzil Shafique

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News and Op-eds:

Op-ed in New Age, Restoring Dhaka’s Wetlands by Tanzil Shafique, 26 January, 2025

Op-ed in The Business Standard, Reviving Dhaka’s wetlands: A blueprint for climate resilience and economic prosperity, by Sifullah Khaled, 31 January, 2025

UNB, Restoration of Gulshan-Banani Lake could generate Tk 300,000 crore in 20 years: Study, 27 January, 2025

Illustration of a riverside community with numerous small houses, surrounded by greenery and wetlands, alongside a body of water with boats. Title: ReWET ReVIEW 2024-25. Logo: Re-WET. Text highlights: Sharing lessons from restoring wetlands in Dhaka,
A group of children surrounding a table, engaging in a co-production workshop about local wetland restoration in Korail slum.
Poster about ReWET Dhaka's urban wetland restoration project and World Wetlands Day events, showing a panel discussion with speakers and a large screen with event information.
Group of students and community members participating in discussions at a conference and outdoor dialogue event, including students from Harvard Graduate School of Design and University of Toronto at Korail.
A detailed illustrated map of Dhaka's wetland, showing water bodies, trees, and surrounding infrastructure, with inset photographs of community engagement and local wildlife.
A woman wearing a pink headscarf and a multicolored shawl, smiling, with a background of a community garden, trees, and cityscape. The image features logos of YouthNet Global, Re-WET, and various organizations, along with text in Bengali about her ex
A portrait of Shahiduzzaman Shamol, an urban farmer from Bangladesh, with text in Bengali and logos of organizations related to environmental and developmental initiatives.
A woman named Haowa Khanom, an urban farmer, wearing an orange headscarf, standing in front of a brick wall. The background features a logo for YouthNet Global, Re-WET, and a collage of houses and greenery, with text in Bengali describing her story.
Profile photo of Sultanah Rayhan, an urban farmer, with text in Bengali describing her work in environmental restoration and urban farming. The background includes illustrations of trees, water bodies, and agricultural elements, along with logos of v
A digitally illustrated poster featuring Fatema Khatun, an urban farmer, with text in Bengali describing her efforts in farming and environmental changes. The poster includes logos of youth and environmental organizations, a photo of Fatema, and a co
Profile photo of Tania Akter, an urban farmer, with text in Bengali about her sustainable farming practices, surrounded by illustrations of fields, water, ducks, and gardening elements, with logos of environmental organizations at the bottom.
Photo of Mohammad Azaz, a man with glasses and a beard, wearing a striped shirt, displayed beside a statement on urban wetlands and environmental stewardship, with logos of organizations including YouthNet GLOBAL and Re-WET.
A smiling young man with glasses and a colorful scarf stands in front of a background of flowering plants and a green circle with birds flying. The image includes logos from YouthNet Global and Re-WET, along with a quote about restoring Dhaka's urban
Promotional poster featuring Tanzil Shafiqe, urban design expert and assistant professor at the University of Sheffield, with logos of various organizations at the bottom. The poster highlights ReWET's dual benefits for ecological balance and economi
Photo and information about Sifullah Khaled, Climate Finance Expert and Assistant Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, promoting the Re-WET Project for wetland preservation and climate finance, with logos of associated organizations at the botto

ReWET Image Gallery

A man with glasses and a white shirt holding a camera, observing a farmer in a white shirt and blue checkered lungi using a spade to tend to plants by a water body with reflections of buildings and trees.
Man with a beard smiling in a garden, holding pink radishes with green leaves, surrounded by wooden and wire fencing.
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