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Environmental Sustainability: A little of Bangladesh and the WorldImran Chowdhury Tushar

But....Why do I care? I am going to get a job and go abroad...Environment is connected

ButWhy do I care? The government and others are doing it...

Why is nature so important ?

CurrentClimate Change Conditions

A story.... ... ?

(UN SDG goals)

Earth summit

... ?

Can you tell me which country is going underwater in 2100 and plans to buy lands nearby Australia ?

Can you tell me where it snowed in 2015 after 100 years ?

Hint:

From Senegal to Ethiopia, a coalition of national governments, local communities and charitable organizations are building the Great Green Wall, more than 4,000-mile-long 'wall' of trees, that they hope will stop the expanding Sahara Desert from desertifying any more of Africa's arable land.

Source: NASA Satellite photo

BeautifulBangladesh

&to keep it beautiful

Is this Bangladesh ?

Uttorbango

Sunamganj, Tanguar Hawor

More of Bangladesh...

Bandorban, Boga Lake

Do we want this in future ?

But, where I live, there is nothing...

But, I dont travel ! I dont have money ! Where I live is not beautiful !

, , ..

Mindset is more important

Risks in Bangladesh

Increase in soil salinity may lead to decline yield by 15.6% of high-yielding-variety rice and reduce the income of farmers significantly in coastal area.

Bangladesh 1st country set up own Climate Change Trust Fund US$300m (30 crore dollar) of domestic resources from 2009-2012

So.... In summary ...

Contribution matters however small you think it is

HOW CAN OUR ACTIONS HELP ?

Energy conservation: use gas carefully (match kathi advertisement)

Water conservation: Rainwater harvesting in garments, cooking with rain-water

Keeping environment clean: less plastic use , be careful when travelling (example kuakata-coxsbazar-saint martin)

Low carbon emission : being careful