From 9-19 October 2012, two international workshops were hosted by the Arsenic Mitigation and Research Foundation (AMRF) in Dhaka and Munshiganj district. These were funded by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) International Research Collaboration Scheme and organised by the UNSW Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), the UNSW School of Humanities in collaboration with: Burdwan University, University of Hyderabad, University of Western Sydney, University of Kerala, Mumbai Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas. For more information see our workshop plan, photos and the IES Newsletter. The arsenic mitigation workshop was a follow up of a previous research visit to arsenic affected communities in India.