Bangladesh and Kiribati Islands: Climate Crisis Deepens Poverty and Increases Social Vulnerabilityby Fernanda Roepcke | 24-10-2021 09:42 |
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 In my last post I commented on how poverty is linked to environmental problems and vice versa, but now we will look at a deeper case that we can use as an example for what has already been discussed. Bangladesh, which is a country located in South Asia, is home to more than 160 million people and has become an important global productive hub. Due to the effects of the climate collapse, more than 700,000 people were forced to be displaced from the countryside and from the coasts to the city's slums, and a report indicates that by 2050 the number of Bangladeshis displaced by environmental problems could reach 13.3 million .
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is estimated to have 30% of its population living in slums, and about 40% living below the poverty line, which shows how worrying it becomes when we link environmental problems and poverty. People who are displaced from their homes usually do not have any professional qualifications, which facilitates cheap labor in miserable conditions in the labor market. We need projects that address the link between poverty and environmental problems, as the effects of climate collapse deepen inequalities, both between people and between countries. |
