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Not all countries are equal in the face of global warming. In Bangladesh, impacts are measured almost daily. According to Unicef, droughts, landslides, cyclones and floods threaten, for example, 19 million children in the country. Among the most affected, there are also Rohingyas. From political refugees, they could become climate refugees.
With our correspondent in Geneva, Jérémie Lanche
About one million Rohingya refugees have been living in Bangladesh since 2017 and violence against this ethnic minority in neighboring Burma. Most piled up in the camps in Cox's Bazar district and its beach of more than 120 kilometers. One of the longest in the world. One of the most exposed to cyclones and rising sea levels, while two-thirds of Bangladesh culminate at less than 5 meters above sea level.
What worry Luc Chauvin, the head of humanitarian partnerships at Unicef: " It is sure that the people who are in this region of Bangladesh are also at the mercy of extreme weather events that could happen, like cyclones, etc. . Because this whole area of the Bay of Bengal is a very risky area. The living conditions on the ground remain rather precarious despite the assistance provided by the Bangladesh Government and international assistance. So, for sure, if we had a cyclone that was going to hit Cox's Bazar and the Rohingya refugee camps , the effects would be disastrous, "he says.
In addition to the Rohingyas, Bangladesh hosts 6 million climate refugees . The UN expects them to be 13 million in 2050.
► Re-listening: Controversial Rohingya Refugee Project on an Isolated Island ( Asia Frequency )