Professor Rafiqul Islam on Climate Migration in Bangladesh

29 January 2021 – conducted by Amanda Ng

Based on Dr. Islam’s PhD in Climate Change, Migration and Conflict, and his field work experiences, he shares some of the causes and dangers of climate-induced displacement. Using the Chattagong Hill Tracts as a case study, he leads us through the factors he deems most important based on his findings, and the consequences that climate migration has had on communities in Bangladesh.