salinity intrusion

Climate change and water: Bangladesh’s existential challenge

Climate change is intensifying Bangladesh’s water crisis through floods, droughts, salinity and groundwater depletion, threatening livelihoods, biodiversity, agriculture and...

Bangladesh govt working to ease coastal water crisis: minister

State minister says Bangladesh is implementing projects and long-term plans to address worsening freshwater shortages in coastal areas, as...

Saline water intrusion devastates farmland in Satkhira coast

Thousands of acres in Satkhira have been inundated by saline water, destroying crops and freshwater sources, as authorities investigate...

Bangladesh unveils gender-sensitive roadmap to aid coastal women adapt

Bangladesh launches gender-sensitive livelihood tools and a climate roadmap to support coastal women facing salinity impacts, aiming to strengthen...

Saline water decision sparks environmental and political debate in Shyamnagar

A decision to allow saline water intake for shrimp farming has sparked environmental and public health concerns in Bangladesh’s...

Climate change worsens coastal Bangladesh water crisis

Climate-driven salinity is contaminating water in coastal Bangladesh, endangering health, livelihoods and rights, as communities demand political action following...

Water crisis keeps girls out of school in Shyamnagar

In coastal Shyamnagar, long walks for safe water keep girls out of school. Salinity and cyclones worsen shortages, while...

Sundarbans in crisis as salinity plastics threaten life

Salinity, epiphytes and plastics are endangering the forest’s existence How long will it take us to wake up? The Sundarbans, the...