By Rita Chioma
Climate Change activist, Nazanin Alakija has said that the worlds’ ecosystem is currently experiencing its harshest ecological disruption we have ever witnessed. From raging forest fires which are destroying natural habitats to catastrophic floods causing outbreaks of waterborne diseases, devastating droughts are debilitating the lives of farmers.
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According to her, some parts of the world are suffering from this more than others. Bangladesh is one of the countries in the world most susceptible to the changing climatic conditions and it has been implementing resilient strategies to prepare for disasters since 2009.
“On a recent field trip with UNICEF, I had the distressing opportunity of getting a glimpse of how western global consumerism has sacrificed the livelihood of the children of Bangladesh. At a remote primary school on the outskirts of Khulna district, a group…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
