Bangladesh in the Climate Sandwich: Politics vs. Reality

 

                               Author : Rumana Reza            

 " What the report showed was that 90 million forcibly displaced globally were now living in countries that were highly or extremely exposed to climate-related hazards, including floods, droughts, and extreme heat. This included countries like Ethiopia, Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sudan."  (Source: https://www.unognewsroom.org/story/en/3316/un-geneva-press-briefing-06-november-2026/9864)

Out of the 195 countries in the world today, most people do not know about Bangladesh. Interestingly, tiny, centrally located Bangladesh consistently ranks among the nations most vulnerable to climate change and global environmental disasters. On the other hand, its two giant neighbors, India and Myanmar—which act like the bread of the sandwich—are often perceived to be in safer zones. Doesn't it sound ironic?

If the UNHCR can make predictions about Bangladesh like that, why can't it predict the exact locations of wildfires in the United States that occur every year, so that the U.S. government could dispatch firefighters before the fires ignite?

The thing is, climate disasters can only be predicted if they are man-made or artificial. It is never possible to forecast natural disasters like that. Above all, no prediction can decide a person's or a country's destiny; only Allah knows what will happen, when it will happen, and how it will happen.

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