The climate victims are people who are displaced because of the changes in their communities due to global warming. Bangladesh is the worst climate victim in the world. Becoming climate refugees due to desertification, rising sea levels, as well as extreme weather and earth changes like tornadoes, mass flooding, hurricanes etc is very common Bangladesh. But we are lest conscious about these climate refugees. But can't we do something for these unfortunate climate victims?



Saturday, April 16, 2011

Plight of Climate Refugees in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the worst climate victims in the world. As a low-lying land the country has always been under the threat of environmental disasters like hurricane, tornadoes , high tides etc. But during  the recent years Bangladesh has been frequently hit by catastrophic environmental disasters. According to the climate experts the rise of the sea level due to the global warming is one of the main reasons for the periodic hit of environmental disasters.  Each time the sudden hit of tornadoes leaves thousands of people homeless and landless. The following is one of the common scenes during a high tide caused by heavy rain falls or tornadoes.  



Most of the climate victims are poor.After any climate disaster they become even poorer. Most of them are displaced from their own lands and head to the big cities like Dhaka and Chittagong. Driven out of their lands, they become refugees and lead an uncertain and insecured life.


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