Climate Crisis: Africa, Asia, Latin America

Bangladesh is a small country situated in South Asia. It is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change. Its proximity to three major rivers the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna adding to the fact that it is one of the most densely populated countries in the world make it particularly susceptible to the impacts of rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and other climate-related disasters. In recent years, Bangladesh has been facing several climate-related challenges, such as increasing frequency and intensity of floods, cyclones, and droughts, rising sea levels, salinization of coastal areas, and increased temperature and humidity. These challenges have had severe impacts on the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Bangladesh, particularly those living in rural and coastal areas. According to a report by the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, Bangladesh was ranked 4th among the countries most affected by climate change between 2000 and 2019. This is ...

                 In West Africa, where many people work in industries susceptible to climate-related weather extremes and sea level rise, the climate problem and migration are becoming more acute. As climate change worsens, it is posing a danger to livelihoods, which feeds conflicts and drives people in poor nations north, where circumstances are, at least temporarily, more manageable. The climate disaster is being felt in real time in West Africa, where people are fleeing for their lives and seeking assistance. In the article that I found it discusses, although there is growing agreement that migration policies in    the north should not be focused only on reducing flows from poor nations, the impact of high emissions from the global north and middle-income emerging market economies on countries in the south is frequently disregarded. It is time to accept the fact that today's most significant cause of livelihood loss in poor natio...