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The Sundarbans: Severely affected by climate change

The Sundarbans in India's West Bengal state are one of the largest mangrove forests in the world. But also one of the most disaster-prone areas, where some of the most vulnerable communities live. Why is this region particularly affected?
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Climate Change: Danish princess visits Sundarbans, interacts with affected people in Satkhira

Danish crown princess Mary Elizabeth on Wednesday visited the Sundarbans coastal area of Shyamnagar upazila in the district and witnessed the impacts of climate change there hours before wrapping up her Bangladesh tour.

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Facing disastrous floods, they turned to mangrove trees for protection

In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters.
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‘We live and die by it’: Climate crisis threatens Bangladesh’s Sundarbans

The vast Sundarbans has always protected Bangladeshi coastal communities from the violent cyclones that regularly crash in from the Bay of Bengal, and they have always harvested its resources. But now, as the climate crisis encroaches, people are becoming even more dependent on the forest.

The next wave of climate refugees

The next wave of climate refugees

In the Indian Sundarbans, climate change threatens to destroy an important ecosystem, and a region populated by tens of millions.
Where goats drink first: Women struggle as coastal India grows saltier

Where goats drink first: Women struggle as coastal India grows saltier

Faced with drinking, bathing in and working in saltier water as a result of climate change, women are facing new health threats.

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