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Bangladesh is known for its vulnerability to climate change and more specifically to natural disasters. It is important to mention the fact that the location of the country is vulnerable for the presence for three powerful rivers, Asian rivers, Brahmaputra, Ganges and the Meghna along with their numerous tributaries that could result massive floods.
The Bangladesh Government is planning to install over 12 large sewage treatment plants over the next 20 years (as of 2023). [20] Climate change in Bangladesh is expected to have an impact on the Dhaka River System water quality
Climate change has forced many people in Bangladesh living in rural areas to migrate to cities that has caused a sharp rise in the slum population of Dhaka. [8] As Bangladesh is only less than 20 feet above sea level, there are fears and concerns that by the end of the 21st century, more than a quarter of the country will be inundated and 15 million people will be displaced due to sea level ...
Climate change is a critical issue in Bangladesh. [18] as the country is one of the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. [19] [20] In the 2020 edition of Germanwatch's Climate Risk Index, it ranked seventh in the list of countries most affected by climate calamities during the period 1999–2018. [21]
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During 1987-89, Forestry was a department of the Ministry of Agriculture, under a Secretary. The Department of Environment (DoE) was established in Bangladesh in 1977 under the Environmental Pollution Control Ordinance, 1977. Finally, the Bangladesh Ministry of Forest and Environment was established in 1989.
Bangladesh has an enormous excess of surface water during the summer monsoon (June to October) and relative scarcity towards the end of the dry season in April and May. Internal renewable water resources are about 105 km 3 per year, while inflowing transboundary rivers provide another 1,100 km 3 annually (average 1977–2001). [14]
Bangladesh has a labor force of 71.4 million, [168] which is the world's seventh-largest; with an unemployment rate of 5.1% as of 2023. [169] Its foreign exchange reserves, although depleting, [170] remain the second-highest in South Asia, after India. Bangladesh's large diaspora contributed roughly $27 billion in remittances in 2024. [171]