In 1995, scientists issued the first Global warming alert, but today, experts say that at least one fifth of Bangladesh will be swallowed up by rising sea levels within 50 years. AlJazeera report on the impact of policies.
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"A country like India needs to think about how it's going to diversify its resources, not only for how (to) make sure that the lights turn on when the kids are at home trying to do their homework, but also because they are facing environmental problems, especially in regards to coal that is burned."
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Afsan Chowdhury is a journalist and communications development expert based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Toronto, Canada. Director of the film "Climate Change - Does anybody care who if Bangladesh drowns?," he is also Director of Advocacy and Human Rights at The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC).
