Bangladesh: Climate migrants reach 6 million

DHAKA, Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the number of climate migrants in Bangladesh reached 6 million currently.

“Evidences suggest that Bangladesh has already 6 million climate migrants, a number that could [be] more than double by 2050 due to changes in temperature, increased frequency and severity of floods, droughts, heat waves, cyclones and storm surges, sea level rise, and salinity intrusion,” state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha news agency quoted Hasina as saying.

She was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day climate meeting entitled “Dhaka Meeting of the Global Commission on Adaptation” in capital city Dhaka.

Seeking global assistance in addressing adverse impacts of climate change, Hasina added: “We firmly believe that climate change is a global challenge and we have to resort to global solutions.”

Referring to 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, Hasina said Bangladesh has been successful in creating a solid ground for a meaningful cooperation in combating climate change impacts.

“[But] these changes are seriously affecting agriculture, crops, livestock and fisheries and threatening the food security of Bangladesh,” she added.

DHAKA, Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the number of climate migrants in Bangladesh reached 6 million currently.

She was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day climate meeting entitled “Dhaka Meeting of the Global Commission on Adaptation” in capital city Dhaka.

Seeking global assistance in addressing adverse impacts of climate change, Hasina added: “We firmly believe that climate change is a global challenge and we have to resort to global solutions.”

Referring to 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, Hasina said Bangladesh has been successful in creating a solid ground for a meaningful cooperation in combating climate change impacts.

“[But] these changes are seriously affecting agriculture, crops, livestock and fisheries and threatening the food security of Bangladesh,” she added.