Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face double burden of climate change
DHAKA, Bangladesh – A climate crisis stares at the world’s largest refugee camp in the Bangladeshi city of Cox’s Bazar.
The coastal city in southeastern Bangladesh, is home to 900,000 Rohingya, who live in camps.
During the recent Cyclone Mocha, landslides were the biggest problems in the Rohingya camps.
Activists say the lack of cyclone shelters makes it difficult to rescue people.
Bangladesh is one of the most climatically vulnerable countries in the world.
Following Cyclone Mocha, which hit the western neighboring state of Rakhine in Myanmar the hardest, 450,000 people were also affected in Cox’s Bazar.
Activists say the materials used to build shelters in refugee camps are also highly susceptible to fire.
Three years ago, the UN Refugee Agency also warned in a report that weather extremes triggered by the climate crisis could devastate these camps.
According to the International Organization for Migration, Cox’s Bazar is one of the most disaster-prone districts in Bangladesh.
It is prone to cyclones, floods, landslides, and other natural disasters that can lead to loss of life and damage to vital infrastructure in the camps.
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