CLIMATE INJUSTICE BANGLADESH ON THE FRONTLINES 🇧🇩 Bangladesh Low Emissions High Risk Emits Only

CLIMATE INJUSTICE: BANGLADESH ON THE FRONTLINES 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: Low Emissions, High Risk Emits only 0.3% of global greenhouse gases (2022) Ranks #9 on the 2024 World Risk Index Faces 185+ extreme weather events (2000–2019) Lost $3.72 billion to climate disasters SEA-LEVEL RISE Two-thirds of Bangladesh is <15 ft above sea level Sundarbans mangrove forest under threat Salinity up 26% in 40 years — ruining crops & water By 2050: 18 million displaced, 11% land lost FLOODING & URBAN MIGRATION Himalayan glacier melt + erratic rainfall = deadly floods 10+ million climate refugees Dhaka: 47,500 people/km², 400,000 new arrivals/year 2017 floods damaged 50,000+ tube wells, 480 clinics CYCLONES: A GROWING THREAT Bay of Bengal “funnels” storms into Bangladesh 700,000 displaced yearly by disasters Cyclone Amphan (2020): strongest ever recorded Millions forced into shelters, homes destroyed UNEQUAL IMPACTS 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 1.61 tons CO₂/person 🇺🇸 USA: 17.61 tons CO₂/person Wealthy nation

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