Showing posts with label sea level rise South Asia climate change. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Greenpeace estimates climate change could displace at least 125 million in India and Bangladesh alone.

March 25, 2008 - Kolkata, India — Greenpeace alerted the Indian government and people of the subcontinent to the massive humanitarian crisis the South Asian region could face if global warming was not kept below the 2 degree tipping point.

“Blue Alert – Climate Migrants in South Asia: Estimates and Solutions, a paper authored by Dr Sudhir Chella Rajan , professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras, and a climate expert, estimates the number of people who could be displaced from their homes at 125 million in India and Bangladesh alone. More >>>
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