Rinita Rezwana, a Dhaka resident, spoke with quiet dignity when I called her following the 2020 flood, bracing myself for what I thought would be a tragic exchange. To my surprise, I could almost hear her smile through the phone. "My people are resilient, Aysha," she said, "Villagers make bridges to stay connected to the mainland. Unused bales of fodder or straw become stepping-stones... There"s lots of bamboo, so they build "stilts" for their homes, [known as] a macha, or raised refuge."