Kamrul, 11, sat beside an eroding river bank on Brahmaputra River in Manikganj, Bangladesh in tearful eyes as erosion continues to take place putting his family at the risk of displacement. Kamrul's family live beside the Brahmaputra River but have to set out for unknown destinations after erosion by the river took away most of their land and home. Bangladesh, with its dense population and plethora of rivers, has weathered more than its share of tropical storms, floods and other natural disasters. Climate change has only accelerated these destructive elements. But it also faces another, more
Kamrul, 11, sat beside an eroding river bank on Brahmaputra River in Manikganj, Bangladesh in tearful eyes as erosion continues to take place putting his family at the risk of displacement. Kamrul's family live beside the Brahmaputra River but have to set out for unknown destinations after erosion by the river took away most of their land and home. Bangladesh, with its dense population and plethora of rivers, has weathered more than its share of tropical storms, floods and other natural disasters. Climate change has only accelerated these destructive elements. But it also faces another, more insidious danger – River Erosion. One of the major repercussions is homelessness due to land erosion, which compels people to migrate. This has only contributed to rural displacement and helped fuel an explosion in rapid, chaotic urbanisation. Bangladesh.
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