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The southwestern area of Bangladesh is highly susceptible to climate and disaster impacts. The area, specifically the Satkhira region, is also home to a substantial Dalit population (Islam, 2011). It is estimated there are around five million Dalits in Bangladesh, with approximately 96% being illite
In recent years, Pakistan has experienced both extreme heat and massive floods, with the risks projected to increase with the ongoing climate change1. Particularly in rural Pakistan (where around 62% of the population resides2), the effects of these climate-related events are compounded by extreme p
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly more apparent with intensifying extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and worsening air quality, which poses a significant threat to ecosystems and public health worldwide. Located in East Asia comprising of over 6,800 islands, Japan has c
According to the latest Global Climate Risk Index report by Germanwatch published in 2021, the Philippines is one of the top five countries most vulnerable to climate change.[1] The country faces at least twenty typhoons per year (with an average of five typhoons becoming supertyphoons) that cause i
An archipelago of more than 17,000 islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Indonesia is a lower-middle income country in Southeast Asia with almost 280 million people. With its tropical geography, Indonesia is facing some of the most pressing environmental threats, including climate change, w
Vietnam is a low-middle-income country in Southeast Asia, with an area of 331,700 km2, a coastline of 3,444 km and a population of around 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country. Being one of the countries most vulnerable to the risk of climate change impacts (1), Vietnam
