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Faith action on climate change
The Church of Bangladesh’s response to global warming
Environmental disaster
93 major disasters 200,000 deaths £3.6 million in damages
CLIMATE AND NATURAL HAZARDSJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Flood
Flash flood
Drought
Erosion
Cyclone/tornadoes
Cold wave
Risk intensity Medium High
Despite a population of 140 million, Bangladesh has one of the smallest carbon footprints on the planet – yet it is one of the countries most affected by climate change.
‘My culture and life in Britain was part of the problem’
James Pender, USPG Mission Companion
Impact of climate change
Rising sea levels
‘The river was working its way
towards the villages at a rate of
two feet per year, so that the
villages would be submerged.’
Rising sea levels‘I will have nowhere to move to. I will just have to go to Dhaka city and try to find some work.’
Church response James Pender Solar panels at hospital Tree plantation Organic farming Nitrogen fixing plants
The challenge to usThe solution to global warming largely lies with developed countries.
‘I’m frightened to think my grandchildren might have no place to live. I want to be sure that they, and their children, will be able to enjoy the beauty of my country.’
