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The impacts of global warming in Bangladesh

by | 19-07-2016 21:42 recommendations 0


Before the 19th century production of goods and services such as foods, cosmetics and furniture were produced in limited quantities since they were handmade. But due to rapid population growth the demand for all goods increased as well. Businesses need to find a new method for producing more in less time. Fortunately for them scientific research made it possible. Machinery and automation were adopted by business by replacing the handmade process. Now businesses could produce more goods in shorter time at a lower cost. This is exactly how industrialization started.


Industrialization promoted development to even the least developed countries as large corporations began setting up their factories in locations with lower cost of production. This helped a lot of people to come out of poverty but uncontrollable industrialization began to take place as corporations were greedy for maximizing their profits. This is when they started harming the environment and global started to take place.


This scenario is quite common to all developing countries such as Bangladesh. And reports from developmental organizations state that the temperature in Bangladesh may rise by as much as 3 degree celsius by the year 2050. Compared to developed countries, Bangladesh is still less responsible for global warming since all harmful activities such as industrial production, deforestation and usage fuels are still low. However, due to its disaster prone geology as well as low elevation, it still remains as one of the top most nations vulnerable to climate change.

Some negative impacts of climate change include extremely hot weather in the summer, extremely cold in the winter, frequent floods, soil erosion, droughts and increase in water salinity. All of these could possibly result in annual damages worth millions of dollars.

Consequences of global warming in Bangladesh are discussed in detail as follows,


Rise of temperature: According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the average temperature of Bangladesh has increased by 0.6 degrees whereas in Dhaka it has increased by 2 degrees. The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology estimates that 65% of Dhaka city gas 3 to 5 degrees higher temperature than some of other areas of the city. In 2014 Dhaka has experienced the highest temperature of 40.2 degrees in the last 54 years.


Rise in Sea Levels: According to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, the sea level of the ocean Bay of Bengal is increasing by 1.5mm every year. Bangladesh will be directly affected by the rising sea level due to its low elevation. Many fertile lands used for agriculture as well as homes will be inundated by water at this rate.


Frequent Floods and Storms: Scientists have concluded that increasing temperature will lead to more extreme weather conditions including more frequent cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. More storms are likely to lead to more floods in the low level areas. Bangladesh is particularly high at risk because it has as many as two hundred and thirty rivers, most of which are unstable in the monsoon season. In the year 2007 the Cyclone Sidr wiped out many paddy fields and displaced thousands of people.


Global warming is only increasing by the day thus something must be done about it at once. Not just in Bangladesh or even in the developing nations, global warming and climate change has become a global phenomenon. New technologies and youth involvement must be used to develop innovative solutions to climate change as well as create awareness among the general people.


It is now or never! Let?s all unite and protect our dear planet.
 
Dhaka Tribune - http://www.dhakatribune.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/870x488_article_high/article/2013/04/21/Bangladesh-Floods.jpg

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9 Comments

  • says :
    Hello Heonjun, thanks for your feedback. Indeed countries that have a bigger impact on climate change must adjust their mitigation efforts accordingly.
    Posted 25-07-2016 21:26

  • says :
    Thank you so much for your feedback Minjoo :)
    Posted 25-07-2016 21:25

  • says :
    Hello Arushi. Yes the local government must also take initiatives and not rely on the central government all the time to implement climate change mitigation projects on a local level all the time.
    Posted 25-07-2016 21:25

  • says :
    Hello Joushua. Indeed the situation is pretty severe. Yes the Bangladesh government along with the local NGOs are trying to access help from large developmental organizations that have created climate change funds. But due to bureaucracy this process is taking some time. I hope this gets sorted soon.
    Posted 25-07-2016 21:19

  • says :
    Syed, I am on the point with all the ambassadors here, that some regions suffer more extremely from global warming. I hope Bangladesh can come over through all the hardships. Cheer up, and thanks for sharing Syed!
    Posted 24-07-2016 12:48

  • says :
    I agree with the two on that global warming is hitting bigger in some countries that cannot prepare themselves well. It gets even sadder if you think about how little they contributed. Thanks for writing!
    Posted 21-07-2016 18:10

  • Arushi Madan says :
    No doubt global warming is a global phenomena but it is affecting the developing countries very badly like Bangladesh. So it is imperative that local government takes strong policy decision and acts efficiently to mitigate climate change. Thanks for sharing.
    Posted 20-07-2016 01:19

  • says :
    Syed, the situation in your region looks pretty severe. Your government should develop robust climate change adaptation mechanism to access the $100 billion dollars annual fund provided by developed countries to strengthen climate change adaptation in developing countries. Thanks for such a nice report.
    Posted 20-07-2016 00:03

  • says :
    Syed, the situation in your region looks pretty severe. Your government should develop robust climate change adaptation mechanism to access the $100 billion dollars annual fund provided by developed countries to strengthen climate change adaptation in developing countries. Thanks for such a nice report.
    Posted 20-07-2016 00:03

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