Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Sea-Level-Rise-in-India-27MZIFLQXHF7.htmlConceptually similarSea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1MCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1UCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1YCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP03QG6Completed★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP03QG7Completed★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1TCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V2BCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V2KCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V2LCompleted★★★★View AllGP01V1NSea Level Rise in IndiaArati Karak lives in Ghoramara island and is one of the many people affected by sea level rise: "When I came here after my marriage, the sea was like a narrow canal. Every year the edge of the land is breaking up and the sea is coming forward. Every year we are making new dikes."Locations:Asia-India-Indian Sundarbans-West BengalDate:3 Jul, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / Peter CatonMaximum size:6496px X 4872pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Floods-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-One person-Outdoors-Portraits-Poverty-Saris-Sea level rise-WomenShoot:Climate Voices in Indian SundarbansThe Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, a particularly ecologically sensitive area. Scientists estimate that over 70,000 people will be displaced from the Sundarbans due to sea level rise by the year 2030.
