DHAKA, 06 November 2021, (TON): State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman has said that Bangladesh has adopted a $37 billion programme for mitigation of climate change damages along the country's coastal areas.

He said “this at a COP26 side event organized by the ministry in Glasgow on Thursday afternoon.”

The minister added “climate change-related incidents displace about 50,000 people every year in Bangladesh.”

In his speech at the event Enamur said “Bangladesh is widely considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to global climate change.”

He said “in 2020 alone 30.7 million people were displaced due to natural disasters.”

He said “in 2017 Bangladesh was the 6th most stricken country among 135 countries that experienced displacement due to floods.”

The World Bank's Groundswell report also estimated that 19 million people of Bangladesh will be migrating internally by 2050, due to slow onset climate change processes such as water scarcity, declining crop productivity, and rise in sea level.

He said “the Bangladesh government recognizes that displacement has grave implications for the rights and entitlements of the individuals and communities.”