Bangladesh

Question 1

How many people could be displaced by 2050?

Answer 1

1 in 7 people (over 20million)

Question 2

What waterborne diseases do floods spread?

Answer 2

cholera and dysentery

Question 3

In 2007, how much did a major flood kill?

Answer 3

over 1,000 and injured thousands more

Question 4

How many acres of crops were destroyed in the 2022 floods?

Answer 4

4 million acres

Question 5

What is frequesntly damaged?

Answer 5

roads, bridges and homes - costing the economy billions annually

Question 6

Flooding causes up to ____% loss in GDP each year.

Answer 6

1.5%

Question 7

What are the environmental impacts?

Answer 7

• soil erosion:
  repeated flooding degrades land, reducing long term fertility
• salinisation:
  coastal floods increase salt in soils, harming crops and vegetation
• habitat loss:
  wetlands and mangroves are shrinking, reducing biodiversity.

Question 8

Most of the coastal areas have elevations randing from _ to _ metres above sea level.
For instance, _______ _________, a significant landmass in the ________ part of the country, has its highest point at just ___ meters above sea level.

Answer 8

• 1 to 3
• Bhola Island
• southern
• 1.8