Nearly 63 million people could be forced from their homes by 2050 in the region as rising seas and rivers swallow villages, and drought-hit land no longer supports crops, said ActionAid International and Climate Action Network South Asia in a report. He urged rich nations with high planet-warming emissions to redouble efforts to reduce their carbon pollution and provide more funding for South Asian countries to develop cleanly and adapt to conditions on a warming planet. The new figures show the largest number of people are expected to migrate by 2050 in India, at more than 45 million. Sanjay Vashist, director of Climate Action Network South Asia, said tackling poverty and inequality also needed to be part of regional responses to climate migration. "South Asian leaders must join forces and prepare plans for the protection of displaced people," he said in a statement.

Source: bd News24 December 18, 2020 13:52 UTC