7th International Conference on community-based adaptation to Climate Change
7th International Conference on community-based adaptation to Climate Change Faizul Khan Tanim writes on the recently concluded CBA conference in Dhaka and how climate change today is regarded as one of the greatest human-induced environmental threat which affects a very significant aspect of Bangladesh's development Bangladesh is a riverine country and despite having only seven per cent land mass of South Asia, it drains 90 per cent water of the region into the Bay of Bengal. The country also happens to be an active deltaic region literally criss-crossed with rivers and canals which play a significant role in the livelihoods of millions of people. Given its population density, climatic changes will have serious consequences on the people of the country which has about 150.5 million with around 60 million living below the poverty line. Over half the population of the country depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and even minor changes in the agricultural calend...