Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Children-in-the-Sundarbans--27MZIFL6756F.htmlConceptually similarChildren Play on Ghoramara islandGP01JO9Completed★★★★Children Play on Ghoramara IslandGP01JOACompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1HCompleted★★★★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V2HCompleted★★★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP03QFTCompleted★★★★Three Young Boys in GhoramaraGP019HJCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP03QFOCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V25Completed★★★★Eroded Light House on Sagar islandGP01JO6Completed★★★★View AllGP01JOBChildren in the Sundarbans Local children play along the water's edge in the Sundarbans.Locations:Asia-Ghoramara island-India-Indian Sundarbans-South Asia-West BengalDate:30 Mar, 2007Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:1920px X 2560pxRestrictions:No FundraisingKeywords:Beaches-Children-Climate (campaign title)-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-Playing (activity)-SunsetsShoot:Climate Change Threatens the SundarbansThe Sundarbans is a fragile set of islands which is particularly vulnerable to the increasing threat of climate change. The rivers that pour down from the Himalayas and empty into the Bay of Bengal have swollen and shifted in recent decades. This has resulted in increased flooding, threatening the local communities and agriculture as crops are swept away by floods or contaminated with water.
