Under a Changing Sky

9 Million people will migrate due to climatic factors 2011-2050. 6 million have already been displaced. River bank erosion alone causes displacement of 100,000 people each year. Broken embankment and salinity intrusion after cyclone Aila destroyed livelihoods, shools, hospitals, agricultural land, homes. "See that small piece of land in the middle of the river? I was born there 50 years ago. But then the river grew and washed away our home. We moved further away, but the river kept growing. We lost our homes 3 times."

Date Publish: 
01/20/17
Region-Country: 
Asia
Bangladesh