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Moving Migrants explores the issue of climate migration in Bangladesh, a country severely affected by rising sea levels, particularly in coastal areas like the city of Chittagong, which is experiencing an influx of migrants whose homes have been submerged. As the largest island, Bola has lost half its land to erosion, displacing around half a million people. Migrants often struggle to adapt to urban life, with women shouldering dual responsibilities of family and work, facing challenges like lower wages and gender discrimination. Men find jobs as rickshaw drivers or street vendors, utilizing skills from their rural backgrounds. Chittagong itself grapples with high tide flooding, impacting daily life and education, with predictions that the city could be underwater in the next century.
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Moving Migrants will provide insight and add social context to any discussion of the impact of our changing climate. It will be of particular interest to geography, environmental science and social studies teachers addressing issues related to population, migration, environmental justice and climate change.
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Human Health & Environment (1)
- Quality of Life
Human Rights (2)
- Refugees and Immigration
- Social Justice
