24 May 2021 – by Hazal Yilmaz
In Dhaka, one of the most rainy cities of Bangladesh, hefty rainfall brings about flooding, water pollution and various diseases for a population of up to four million. Similar conditions are experienced by climate migrants that are forced to move due to the subpar conditions in the Ganges Delta.
According to the data, 10 million people, mostly living in Asia and the Pacific, were displaced in eight months due to natural disasters, especially those induced by climate change. Even once displaced, they still remain vulnerable to new threats.
According to the report published in 2018, erosions in Bangladesh and floods affecting Dhaka in the last 50 years have dragged thousands of people into poverty, forcing them to look elsewhere for resources. In the South Pacific, a storm caused by unusually hot waters in April 2020, posed similar challenges. In Afghanistan, 370,000 people had no choice but to leave their homes due to an extreme drought in 2018 and only the year following, 42,000 people were once again forced to migrate, but this time due to floods. The number of displaced persons in the Asia-Pacific Region, who make up 80% of the 20 million people displaced due to climate disasters, will very likely reach millions, and that even even if global warming is kept constant at 2 °C.
