Crop fields disappear as saltwater invasion forces them to switch to shrimp farming
Shrinking ponds, salt-filled tubewells leave thousands relying on murky water to survive
Across the southwestern districts of Satkhira and Khulna, millions are witnessing the gradual intrusion of salinity into their lives.
Waking up before dawn, Dipali Mondal takes a three-km walk every day to collect drinking water from a pond for her five-member family in Channirchak village of Khulna’s Dakop upazila.
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
The World Bank recently published a thorough analysis of various adverse impacts of human-induced climate change that are going to hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh.
