Sea Level Rise in India

Widow Kanaklata Das stares at the sea on Sagar island, she is one of the many people affected by sea level rise in Sundarbans' Islands.

Unique identifier: GP01V21

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/07/2009

Locations: Asia, India, Indian Sundarbans, West Bengal

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Peter Caton

Size: 6496px × 4872px 14MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Climate Voices in Indian Sundarbans

The 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.

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