Bangladesh

The unfavorable consequence of global warming and climate change is exerting tremendous pressure on the global environment as well as Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, three storms, four floods, one tsunami, and two cyclones killed more than 400,000 people and affected another 42 million people between 1990 and 1998. The possible physical effects from global warming and climate change causes such threats to Bangladesh as damage to coastal infrastructure that could reach, as much as 12% of GDP by the year 2010.

Abstract: Climate change will have a massive impact on food production and may jeopardize food security in many regions. Food Security is an integrated part of Food Sovereignty. Climate change will also influence the availability of water for human consumption and for food production. All the previous Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) impact assessments recognized Bangladesh as one of the most susceptible to the negative impacts of climate change.

With due respect, here we are sending you the current experience and observation for your kind information.

With best regards -

Abdus Sabur Biswas
Executive Director
Agrogoti Sangstha,
Satkhira, Bangladesh.

Since Bangladesh is a riverine and disaster prone country, the different types of disaster like flood, cyclone, seasonal storm, high salinity, tidal bores, and river bank erosion and so on occur continuously due to the climate change that are mostly hitting the coastal belt region and offshore islands.

Meanwhile, the following impacts are observed on climate change in Bangladesh:

1. Disappearing seasons of Bangladesh
There are six seasons in Bangladesh which are disappearing due to climate change. Summer & rainy seasons are prolonging, whereas winter season is shrinking. Autumn and Dewy seasons are vanishing. Spring season has already been vanished.

2. Infrastructures
In Bangladesh, 93 disasters have occurred over the period from 1991 to 2000 and incurred the loss of US$ 590 crore in agriculture and infrastructure sectors.

As the ending days of Srabon, here in Bangladesh did not have enough monsoon rain (unusual...may be the impact of climate change). Agricultural practices (like Jute processing, Aman saplings plantation...) were being delaying. Since days.. we had some rain.

We would like to share the Kathgolap (.....) bloomed in our Dhaka Center gene pool collection.

http://farmersvoice.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/another-smile-from-ksfvbd-d...

The southern part of Bangladesh is in great risk to be drawn underwater for climate change. People of this part are now in a more vulnerable position because of river erosion, tidal waves, cyclones etc. As a development worker if possible, I want to do something for the inhabitants of this locality.

Climate change is of growing public concern and constitutes an important political priority in every nation. The climate of Tropical Asia is dominated by the two monsoons: The summer southwest monsoon influences the climate of the region from May to September, and the winter northeast monsoon controls the climate from November to February. The monsoons bring most of the region's precipitation and are the most critical climatic factor in the provision of drinking water and water for rain-fed and irrigated agriculture.

It has been a great pleasure to have the Climate Frontlines as a forum for sharing the observartions we come across at the grassroots level. So far the climate change discussions and debates have been a scientific or technical matter limited at the national Govt. and international level. Being non-technical persons, we were in fact looking for some opportunity to share our observations.

Climate refugees from the coastal area of Bangladesh

That is not true in sites where earth quakes have made major changes in sub soil and above soil water movements, Salinity levels and faultlines have emerged

Kutch in Gujarat is one place

Himachal Pradesh where in Himalayan region river were thrown up many thousand years ago leaving pebbles at hill top

In char land that is silted islands in Bay of Bengal and south Bangladesh

Staying where old sites were is dangerous because of South West storms.

Hope it helps

Thanks