{"id":4093,"date":"2023-11-29T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=4093"},"modified":"2023-11-29T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:30:13","slug":"climate-change-could-displace-216-million-people-by-2050-sheikh-hasina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=4093","title":{"rendered":"Climate change could displace 216 million people by 2050 &#8211; Sheikh Hasina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"meta-wrap hero-meta tipi-s-typo elements-design-3 clearfix\">\n<div class=\"meta meta-no-sub\">\n<div class=\"byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4\">\n<div class=\"byline-part cats\">Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for international support for the countries which are worst-affected by climate displacements to prevent such situations from turning into a humanitarian crisis.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrap clearfix\">\n<div class=\"entry-content body-color clearfix link-color-wrap progresson\">\n<p>\u201cMost climate displacements take place within national borders and across borders in some dire situations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister said this in a video statement that was played at the high-level segment on \u201cClimate Impact on Human Mobility: A Global Call for Solutions\u201d during the 114th Session of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Council held virtually.<\/p>\n<p>She said it is estimated that climate change could displace 216 million people by 2050. Among these, 40 million alone would be in South Asia. In Bangladesh, 20 per cent of its population lives along the coastal belt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSea-level rise, salinity intrusion, frequent floods, and severe cyclones make them vulnerable to forced displacement. Such displacements are happening at a faster pace than we think,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n<p>She said that those displaced or trapped due to climate change need to have access to basic services, social protection, and livelihood options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe adverse impacts on their host communities also need to be addressed in an inclusive manner,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh, she said, bears the burden of hosting 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar in its coastal district of Cox\u2019s Bazar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of these people fall victim to trafficking networks with security risks for the entire region. Such mixed migration flows make the issue of climate mobility even more problematic,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister reaffirmed Bangladesh\u2019s position that the impact of climate change on human mobility should be placed high on the international agenda.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that Bangladesh is working together with IOM and other partners to highlight the need for effective solutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for international support for the countries which are worst-affected by climate displacements to prevent such situations from turning into a humanitarian crisis. \u201cMost climate displacements take place within national borders and across borders in some dire situations,\u201d she said. The prime minister said this in a video statement that was played at the high-level segment on \u201cClimate Impact on Human Mobility: A Global Call for Solutions\u201d during the 114th Session of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Council held virtually. 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