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Drinking Water Crisis In Bangladesh

Bangladeshi women are taking a rest while carrying drinking water after collecting it from a fresh-water source. They are walking a long way to collect drinking water in the coastal area of Khulna, Bangladesh, on April 27, 2024. (Photo by Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto) According to research from the American Geophysical Union, by 2050, rising sea levels -- which affect the availability of clean drinking water -- will be causing some 1.3 million people to migrate across the country. A combination of tidal flooding, inundation by storm surges, and saltwater intrusion is leading to a rise in salinity in the groundwater and the fresh-water ponds, causing an acute drinking water crisis in the coastal area of Bangladesh, especially in several areas of Khulna. Drinking water sources are often contaminated or located so far away that hours of travel by foot are required to secure daily water needs, in areas often ravaged by storms and flooding. As women from coastal areas also must use saline water for doing household work like washing clothes and cleaning utensils, they may also be suffering from issues related to the skin. Women commonly face higher risks and greater burdens from the lack of fresh water, which is linked to climate change.

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Photo ID	#11201232
Date Taken	27 April 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto
Category	Weather
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto

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