(FIXED) GLY 1030 Climate Change: Bangladesh

Justin DiGiulio

Climate change: bangladesh

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Impact

Combating Climate Change

Similar Effects In Other Regions

Global Effetcs

Works Cited

• Rising sea levels lead to increased salinity in soil and freshwater, threatening agrigculture and biodiversity. Coastal flooding erodes land and disrupts ecosystems

- Rising seas have already swallowed entire islands, suich as Bhola Island, forcing tens of thousands of residents to migrate inland

• Habitats for species like Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are shrinking due to sea-level rise and deforestation
• Millions face displacement as "climate refugees." Flooding and cyclones damage infrastructure and worsen poverty and food insecurity
• Saltwater intrusion is contaminating freshwater sources, particularly in the southwest, leaving millions without reliable drinking water
• The Sundarbans, critical for both biodiversity and cyclone protection, is rapidly declining due to rising sea levels and human encrochment

Impact

• Efforts to combat climate change in Bandgladesh include:
• -Construction of embankments and cyclone shelters
• -Use of salt tolerant crops to adapt to salinized soils
• -International collaborations like the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund and efforts under the Paris Agreement

• Over 12,000 multipurpise shlters have been constructed across vulnerable areas, combined with advanced early warning systems to minimize loss of life during storms
• Programs teach farmers to grow salt-tolerant crops and adopt floating gardens, a traditional method now revived to sustain agrigculture in flood-prone areas
• Community-led efforts and replanting mangroves in the Sundarbans to restore natural barriers against cyclones and storm surges while supporting biodiversity

Combating climate change

• Rising sea levels threaten to submerge entire islands like Tuvalu and Kiribati, leading to population displacement and loss of cultural heritage
• Neighboring nations like Fiji and Australia must accommodate climate refugees, straining resources
• The Maldives' residents are migrating to nearby nations like India and Sri Lanka, straining local resources and increasing regional migration pressures

Similar Effects in other regions

• Climate migration pressures other countries, and loss of islands could disrupt global oceanic currents, affecting weather systems wordwide
• Damage to global trade networks and increased disaster response costs impact economies worldwide
• The loss of land in places like the Maldives and Bangladesh contributes to global sea-level rise, which is affecting coastlines worldwide, from New York to Jakarta
• Increased displacement due to climate change is expected to lead to over 200 million climate refugees globally by 2050, putting pressure on international borders and resources
• Coastal infrastructure damage, like that in Louisiana and Venice, disrupts global supply chains, particularly in shipping and fisheries, which has far reaching economic consequnces.

Global effects

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works cited

Moon, Monira Parvin. “Food and Health Security Impact of climate change in Bangladesh: A Review.” Journal of Water and Climate Change, vol. 14, no. 10, 28 Aug. 2023, pp. 3484–3495, https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2023.131. Ghosh, Bikash Chandra, et al. “Climate change and agriculture nexus in Bangladesh: Evidence from Ardl and ECM Techniques.” PLOS Climate, vol. 2, no. 7, 27 July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000244.