1. Social Impacts

For example: In Bangladesh and the Pacific Islands, sea level rise, driven by climate change, is causing significant impacts on low-lying areas. The direct impact of sea level rise is the displacement of communities from their homes and the loss of livelihoods.

A new study predicts the country’s southern regions along the Bay of Bengal will be the first impacted by sea level rise, causing displacement that would eventually affect all of the nation’s 64 districts, affecting at least 1.3 million people by 2050.