Bangladesh Faces Submersion Risk: Global Inaction on Climate Crisis

March 31, 2024
Bangladesh Faces Submersion Risk: Global Inaction on Climate Crisis
  • Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change, with the potential for significant parts of the country to be submerged in the next century.

  • Climate change poses a global risk, particularly to low-lying areas, threatening to displace millions worldwide.

  • Leading economies have been slow to provide necessary funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

  • The recent COP 28 conference demonstrated a lack of commitment to eliminating fossil fuel use, highlighting insufficient progress in combating the climate crisis.

  • Experts call for urgent action from the world's richest nations to prevent the severe consequences of global warming.

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