According to Germanwatch’s 2021 Global Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh is seventh on the list of countries most vulnerable to climate devastation. The report estimated that the country lost 11,450 people, suffered economic losses worth $3.72 billion, and witnessed 185 extreme weather events from 2000 to 2019 due to climate change. The southwestern part of Bangladesh is very prone to natural disasters induced by climate change, which causes more frequent and intensive storms, floods, and cyclones in the region.
According to Germanwatch’s 2021 Global Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh is seventh on the list of countries most vulnerable to climate devastation. The report estimated that the country lost 11,450 people, suffered economic losses worth $3.72 billion, and witnessed 185 extreme weather events from 2000 to 2019 due to climate change. The southwestern part of Bangladesh is very prone to natural disasters induced by climate change, which causes more frequent and intensive storms, floods, and cyclones in the region.
