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Moving Migrants

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Rising sea levels have led to migration in Bangladeshi communities, forcing people to leave their...

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Bangladesh, a country that is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels, has sprung a new wave of migration of communities forced to disparage their coastal homelands for the bustling city slums of Chittagong. Every year hundreds of homes go underwater due to soil erosion and sea-level rise, and coastal residents are forced to move to the city. This short video piece by Asha Stuart and Shamsuddin Illius delves into the lives of climate migrants by exploring how they adapt to their new city life post-migration.

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