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Rising sea level in an LEDC
- Contribute to sea level
- Melting of polar ice caps -
ice is turning into water
- Glaciers melting and not freezing
- pressure from glaciers - when
melted the land will change shape.
- All the water will go into the sea
- Melting of polar ice caps -
ice is turning into water
- Bangladesh is in South East Asia. Next
to India and above it are the Himalayas
- One of the poorest countries
in the world (146 out of 187)
- Has a population around 160 million
- Tropical monsoon climate with
hot rainy summers and dry winters
- Most places receive 1525mm rain per
year and in the hills it can be up to 5090mm
- Most of the country is 1 or
2 metres above sea level
- Around 80% of all people live in
rural areas, with 54% of the total
population working in agriculture
- Because of this many people live around rivers which
help to create fertile soils when they flood (most people
grow rice, which grows well in these conditions)
- Because of this many people live around rivers which
help to create fertile soils when they flood (most people
grow rice, which grows well in these conditions)
- If the sea level rises
- If the sea level rose 1 metre, 15 million people would be
affected and 17,000km ² of land would be submerged
- If it rose 1.5 metres, 18 million people would be affected
and 22,000km ² of land would become submerged
- Up to 20 million people are at
risk in low-lying Bangladesh
- Scientists predict that salty water could reach far
inland making it hard to cultivate food like rice
- Embankments have been built along many rivers
but as sea levels rise they cannot contain the water
- In May, cyclone Aila left thousands homeless, killed
many and caused widespread flooding and damage
- The government is appealing for £3 billion
over 5 years to combat climate change
- If the sea level rose 1 metre, 15 million people would be
affected and 17,000km ² of land would be submerged
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