In northern Bangladesh, thousands of families face a relentless struggle as powerful rivers like the Brahmaputra and Teesta erode their land. Entire villages vanish overnight, forcing people to rebuild repeatedly on fragile islands called chars. As global leaders gather for the UN climate summit in Brazil, Bangladesh’s crisis highlights the urgent need for stronger international climate action and funding.

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•  In Kurigram district, river erosion destroys homes and farmland, displacing hundreds of families every year.
• Farmers like Nurun Nabi and Kosim Uddin have lost homes dozens of times to the Brahmaputra’s shifting flow.
•  The Brahmaputra, Teesta, and Dharla rivers now erode land faster than ever before.
•  Erosion worsened by glacial melt from the Himalayas and erratic monsoon rains intensified by climate change.
•  Bangladesh emits less than 0.5% of global carbon but faces severe climate impacts.
•  1 in 7 Bangladeshis could be displaced by climate-related disasters by 2050, says World Bank.
•  Women face greater hardship—lack of safety, privacy, and stability during repeated relocations.
•  Local initiatives like geobags and raised villages have helped some areas resist erosion.
•  Experts urge global climate finance and loss-and-damage funding at COP30 to protect vulnerable nations.
•  “People here are paying for emissions they never made,” said climate expert Ainun Nishat.