1. Children gather drinking water on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Children gather drinking water on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. August Monsoonal rains have devastated the country in recent weeks.
Climate and Change 9

2. 2.2 What challenges might our future climate present us with?
Title: Bangladesh – Living with Floods
Learning Objectives:
To examine the range of possible economic and environmental impacts of future climate change in Bangladesh.
Key vocabulary:
Char
Delta
Cyclone
Tropical storm

3. Land that could be lost to potential sea-level rises in Bangladesh

4. Website - Life above the floods in Bangladesh 13/07/2009
Floods ahead
Village stories
In pictures

5. Look at all 10 pictures in turn and write down: Economic impacts
During last year’s floods that hit Char Atra, a low-lying island in the middle of Ganges, there was so much water in Hasina’s house, she had to tie her children to their beds at night to stop them from rolling off and drowning.
Look at all 10 pictures in turn and write down:
Economic impacts
Environmental impacts
Social impacts
What strategies are used to cope with the situation

6. Life above the floods ….. In pictures
Look at all 10 pictures in turn and write down:
Economic impacts
Environmental impacts
Social impacts
What strategies are used to cope with the situation