Bangladesh-TAG-FA10

= Sea Levels Rising in Bangladesh =

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The Program of Action adressess many problems that Bangladesh is experiencing right now. Some problems include climate change and the sea level rising, as well as deforestation and pollution issues. The program includes a brief summary of each problem and then later continues about how the problem can be solved and the management objectives for the priority problems. It explains what is needed and what will be done in order to decrease or stop the issue at hand. This article contains facts and statistics about the climate change in Bangladesh, as well as background information about climate change and how the government predicts the climate change will impact society. It includes maps that show the reader which areas are prone to flooding from the change in climate and also the action plan for when flooding does take place. It is important to have an action plan and know what to do if an area of your town starts to flood.
 * ===[|Program of action to protect the water environment]===
 * ===[|Bangladesh climate change strategy]===

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 * **[|Source for Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise Image]**

This image shows how climate change and the rising sea level will impact Bangladesh. Today the population of Bangladesh is 112 million, and 17 million are affected by the sea level rise. The rise of sea levels is very hazardous to the people because they can lose their homes and crops cannot be harvested in they are now submerged in water. Many people can potentially become very poor and lose their life.

This photo shows how the rising sea levels are affecting people's homes. A home that was once built on grass land, can now be sitting on the ocean level. People are being forced to move from their home because they are being submerged in water.
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Since water is taking over most of the towns, people may not be able to reach the other side of town without coming across a huge area of water. Because of this, people are forced to build puny little bridges made out of bamboo just to be able to reach the other side of town. As shown in the picture above, it does not look like an easy task to walk across these so called "bridges."
 * **[|Source for Bamboo Bridge Photo]**