A young girl wearing a traditional hat.
Straddling the Ganges/Brahmaputra delta, Bangladesh is one of the most low-lying and densely populated countries in the world. Almost 20 million of its people are extremely poor and vulnerable to natural disaster.
Bangladesh is striving to become a middle-income country with much reduced poverty. This is a challenge. By 2035, its population could reach 200 million, and the capital Dhaka, the second fastest-growing city in the world, is on track to be home to 50 million by 2050. And with climate change, it’s possible that 40% of the country will flood during the monsoon season, compared with 25% today.
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