Bangladesh has a tropical-monsoon climate, with a hot and rainy summer and a dry winter. January is the coolest month with temperatures averaging near 26 deg C (78 d F) and April the warmest with temperatures from 33 to 36 deg C (91 to 96 deg F). The climate is one of the wettest in the world. Most places receive more than 1,525 mm of rain a year, and areas near the hills receive 5,080 mm). Most rains occur during the monsoon (June-September) and little in winter (November-February).
Natural calamities, such as floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and tidal bores occur almost every year, combined with the effects of deforestation, soil degradation and erosion. Bangladesh is subject to devastating cyclones, originating over the Bay of Bengal, in the periods of April to May and September to November. Often accompanied by surging waves, these storms can cause great damage and loss of life. The cyclone of November 1970, in which about 500,000 lives were lost in Bangladesh, was one of the worst natural disasters of the country in the 20th century.
Bangladesh is now widely recognized to be one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Natural hazards that come from increased rainfall, rising sea levels, and tropical cyclones are expected to increase as climate change, each seriously affecting agriculture, water & food security, human health and shelter.
So what is the nation doing to protect itself?
Bangladesh has invested 10 million Taka, the equivalent of about $150,000, to build cyclone shelters and create a storm early-warning system. Earlier this year, it allocated another $50 million to the country's agriculture and health budgets to help "climate-proof" certain development sectors. The nation's agricultural research centers are devising salinity-resistant strains of rice. And the South Asian nation was one of first to deliver to the United Nations a strategy outlining what it needs in order to cope with the worst effects of climate change.
Climate Change is a part of global change. So government should be concerned about it. Government should take projects in which field workers can work. More policies & new plans can be applied by the environment ministry. Government should alarm all people, organizations, and give training on climate change and make people from all quarters aware through training, motivation and mass media. With these strategic moves, there are feasible ways we can adapt to climate change. Thus friends there is no need to worry because if we take necessary precautions, we will be able to protect our country.
December 02, 2009
Bangladesh's Climate...and how will it in future???
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hope we will be able to cope up with the climate change
ReplyDeleteI think the govt should be more concerned about climate change. It should take precautionary steps to protect us. right?
ReplyDeleteListen you cannot leave everything upon the government only, can you? They too need our support. So take your own stand and help the fight against climate change. Thank You.
ReplyDeleteOnly one question: What can we, the people, do ma'am?
ReplyDeletePlant more trees. Use CNG-vehicles. Stop pollution - be it the roads, rivers or the air.Keep your surrounding clean. Things like metals, glass, plastic, paper can be recycled. Do these things to save Bangladesh, please. Thank you.
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