Climate change and river erosion


It is poor communities who usually live in the most risk-prone areas such as on river embankments or flood plains because they cannot afford to live in safer areas. When floods hit or the embankment erodes, people are faced with the task of starting all over again.


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Location: Soriotpuri, Bangladesh
Photo credit: © Badal Chandra Sarker / Alamy / Afripics
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