Climate change will displace about 125 million people in South Asia

March 26, 2008

The global environment group (greenpeace) after a study said the rapidly warming Shout Asia should in the future   displace around 125 million people because of the rising seas and water shortages. This climate change should also trigger erratic monsoons and break down agricultural productions in the vast and densely populated Gangetic delta. Because South Asia is a poor area of the planet the risk of diseases that will endanger the populations affected will increase greatly.

Unfortunately in top of all India is one of the most polluting countries in the world and we don’t see authorities taking stronger action against polluters which in the end will only contribute for a worst case scenario.

Researchers say that the recurrent floods that Bangladesh has been experiencing are already the effects of the rising temperatures.

Predictions say that around 2050 there will be one billion people displaced worldwide by climate change.

Photo: REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/Files

Flood-affected villagers run to collect food packages and relief materials dropped by the Indian Air Force in Shivijinagar village, India, in this August 10, 2007.

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