Sea Level Rise Impacts

Question 1

Number of residents affected by rise of sea levels and more frequent extreme weather cyclones in the Sundarbans

Answer 1

4 Million

Question 2

Number of islands lost in the Sundarbans region

Answer 2

2 - lochachara island and Ghoramara Island

Question 3

Impacts of rising sea levels in the Netherlands

Answer 3

1% of population, or 24000 people due to safeguarding measures

Question 4

Sundarbans % of population living beneath $1 a day

Answer 4

40%

Question 5

% of children malnourished Sundarbans

Answer 5

70%

Question 6

% of Women illiterate Sundarbans

Answer 6

40%

Question 7

Refugees due to Sunderbans rising sea levels

Answer 7

20,000