HEY THERE

I'm Rifat!

I work at the intersection of climate, design, storytelling, and policy. I’m studying Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College, and I’m from Bangladesh; where climate impacts are impossible to ignore. I focus on turning complex realities into clear, human stories and practical communication tools.


Right now, I’m exploring how storytelling and design can turn climate complexity into clarity. I’m interested in what helps different audiences move from awareness to action, and I’m building projects that support more grounded, human climate conversations

HEY THERE

I'm Rifat!

I work at the intersection of climate, design, storytelling, and policy. I’m studying Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College, and I’m from Bangladesh; where climate impacts are impossible to ignore. I focus on turning complex realities into clear, human stories and practical communication tools.


Right now, I’m exploring how storytelling and design can turn climate complexity into clarity. I’m interested in what helps different audiences move from awareness to action, and I’m building projects that support more grounded, human climate conversations

Stories

I document climate realities through journalism and film, centering lived experience and climate justice.

Where Land Disappears

A reported documentary for Asian Dispatch, supported by Earth Journalism Network, exploring mental-health impacts for sex workers in a climate-threatened brothel community.

A reported documentary for Asian Dispatch, supported by Earth Journalism Network, exploring mental-health impacts for sex workers in a climate-threatened brothel community.

2025

Behind Cyclone Remal

A rapid-response field documentary capturing what happens when coastal communities face disaster while cut off from support and systems of care.

A rapid-response field documentary capturing what happens when coastal communities face disaster while cut off from support and systems of care.

2024

Inception: Stories of Change

A cycling journey across Bangladesh to document climate adaptation and resilience, and to shape the narrative foundation of Stories of Change.

A cycling journey across Bangladesh to document climate adaptation and resilience, and to shape the narrative foundation of Stories of Change.

2023

Climate

I focus on how climate stories shape empathy, policy decisions, and the willingness to act.

Climate Change from a Communication Lens

Communicating climate change realities to audiences disconnected from its impacts has been a real struggle for me. Still in the early stages, I’m working to understand which communication approaches can shift how different groups feel, think, and act—and to share those insights openly by facilitating an open-source, citizen-led study.

PENDING

Bridging the Gap at Negotiations

I create and share communication materials at side events of UN climate conferences (COP28 and COP30) to confront negotiator apathy and bring empathy back into the policy conversation.

I create and share communication materials at side events of UN climate conferences (COP28 and COP30) to confront negotiator apathy and bring empathy back into the policy conversation.

PENDING

Stories of Change

I’m building Stories of Change as a collective of storytellers, designers, and activists working together to amplify climate justice narratives and community resilience. It often serves as the backbone for other projects I carry on!

PENDING

GIS & Remote Sensing Projects

Through the GIS and remote sensing courses I took for my Environmental Studies Major, I use satellite data and design principles to visualize climate impacts through a climate-justice lens.

Through the GIS and remote sensing courses I took for my Environmental Studies Major, I use satellite data and design principles to visualize climate impacts through a climate-justice lens.

PENDING

Tech

Digital products that merge technology, design, and storytelling for social and climate impact.

AI-Enabled Climate Atlas

A climate atlas that maps vulnerability indices and surfaces local climate narratives using AI to reveal patterns between stressors and stories. (An upcoming update from the existing Beta version)

A climate atlas that maps vulnerability indices and surfaces local climate narratives using AI to reveal patterns between stressors and stories. (An upcoming update from the existing Beta version)

2023

Full Product Suite: Rivertel

Designed the initial web and mobile product suite for a U.S. based telecom operator serving immigrant communities with affordable, accessible connectivity.

PENDING

Mobile App Design for BetterAid

Pending

Pending

2023

Design

I turn research and ideas into clear visual communication—through layouts, brand systems, and storytelling.

Report Design: World Bank Group

Designed the Country Climate Development Report (CCDR) with accessible layouts and visuals catered towards policymakers from diverse contexts to help digest stakeholder research.

N'001

Brand Identity Guidelines: Grameenphone Accelerator

Updated the brand guidelines for Grameenphone's accelerator program to make team communication more consistent and usable.

N'001

Startup Pitch-Deck: Adeffi

Created a company profile and pitch deck that clearly communicated the business story and ambition. They ended up raising $200,000+ in seed funding using the work!

N'001

Brand Identity Design: Virio

Designed a complete brand identity for a youth-focused tech initiative built for fast rollout and community engagement.

N'001

HEY THERE

I'm Rifat!

I work at the intersection of climate, design, storytelling, and policy. I’m studying Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College, and I’m from Bangladesh; where climate impacts are impossible to ignore. I focus on turning complex realities into clear, human stories and practical communication tools.


Right now, I’m exploring how storytelling and design can turn climate complexity into clarity. I’m interested in what helps different audiences move from awareness to action, and I’m building projects that support more grounded, human climate conversations

HEY THERE

I'm Rifat!

I work at the intersection of climate, design, storytelling, and policy. I’m studying Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College, and I’m from Bangladesh; where climate impacts are impossible to ignore. I focus on turning complex realities into clear, human stories and practical communication tools.


Right now, I’m exploring how storytelling and design can turn climate complexity into clarity. I’m interested in what helps different audiences move from awareness to action, and I’m building projects that support more grounded, human climate conversations

I create expressive, performance-focused websites by combining clean design with native development in Framer, helping creative teams and modern brands stand out with purpose. © 2025 Portfr.

I create expressive, performance-focused websites by combining clean design with native development in Framer, helping creative teams and modern brands stand out with purpose. © 2025 Portfr.

I create expressive, performance-focused websites by combining clean design with native development in Framer, helping creative teams and modern brands stand out with purpose. © 2025 Portfr.