Listen to the children (Dhaka Tribune)

Dhaka Tribune published an op-ed concerning children in Bangladesh and the effect of climate change. The future of more than 19 million children is at risk due to climate change in Bangladesh. Climate scientists are increasingly concerned that global heating will trigger tipping points in the Earth’s natural systems, which will lead to widespread and possibly irrevocable disaster unless action is taken urgently. As per IFPRI, 25 million more children will be malnourished by 2050 due to the effects of climate change. Malnutrition linked to extreme weather events may be one of the most challenging consequences of climate change. An increase in the price of food, caused by extreme weather events, climate variability, or change, will disproportionately affect the poorest girls and boys in Bangladesh, with implications for other family expenditure on education, health, and other well-being factors.