Climate change has become a harsh daily reality for Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Rising global temperatures are directly and indirectly affecting rivers, agriculture, forests, biodiversity, and human life. The country’s northwestern Barind region is already showing early signs of dryness and desertification, prompting warnings from international climate and desertification researchers that the area may gradually turn into a desert.

In response, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has set four key criteria for assessing climate impacts: identifying the most affected populations, determining regions most prone to natural disasters, evaluating population exposure to risk, and reviewing adaptation measures taken by affected areas or countries. Based on these indicators, Bangladesh is now facing a multidimensional crisis encompassing environmental, social, and economic challenges.

The situation underscores the urgency for comprehensive adaptation and mitigation strategies to protect vulnerable ecosystems such as the Sundarbans and safeguard communities from escalating climate threats.