Bangladesh
![A man fishing in a flooded rice grove near Chuknagar [Ian Berry/Magnum]](/var/storage/images/about-us/where-we-work/bangladesh/images/flooded-rice-grove/1182236-1-eng-GB/flooded-rice-grove_1column50_nospace_landscape.jpg)
One of the most vulnerable countries in the world, densely populated Bangladesh faces many challenges, including rising sea levels and frequent cyclones.
Most of Bangladesh’s 144 million people live in cramped conditions and on less than $2 a day. They depend on agriculture to make a living and feed their families. But the low-lying geography of the country makes it extremely vulnerable to flooding and the effects of climate change.
Rising sea levels are increasingly threatening land and harvests. Food insecurity now means the country has two million malnourished children and the highest rate of underweight children in South Asia.
Frequent natural disasters such as floods and cyclones and continuous river erosion are a major obstacle to development. These disasters cause families to lose their homes and crops.
Stigma and discrimination against women and the country's sizeable disabled population further impact on levels of extreme poverty.
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![Tanjibul, 14, is a community disaster risk volunteer. He helps organise evacuations to the nearest cycline shelter when early warnings are sounded [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/watch-and-listen/cyclone-sidr/panels/building-protection-from-disaster/photogallery-surviving-cyclone-sidr/tanjibul-14-community-disaster-risk-volunteer/797574-1-eng-GB/tanjibul-14-community-disaster-risk-volunteer_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Surviving the weather in Bangladesh Benedict D’Rozario and Mizanur Bijoy from Caritas Bangladesh and Prodipan tell us how climate change affects life in Bangladesh |
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Let the clouds pour down saving justice, let the earth open up and blossom with salvation, and let justice sprout with it. Isaiah 45:8 |
![Yasmin Khan and her two sons outside a CAFOD built shelter after their home was destroyed by Cyclone Sidr [Claire Goudsmit]](/var/storage/images/about-us/where-we-work/bangladesh/images/yasmin-khan-and-sons-/1199214-2-eng-GB/yasmin-khan-and-sons-_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Improving lives and providing relief Caritas Bangladesh is one of the largest and most experienced Caritas members in Asia in both relief and development |
![A man carries his daughters in a search for higher ground after flood waters engulfed the town Khoski in Sindh Province, Pakistan [REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro courtesy of alertnet]](/var/storage/images/cafod-online-images/pakistan-floods-2011/1446450-2-eng-GB/pakistan-floods-2011_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Pakistan: floods affect more than five million Heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Sindh Province, Pakistan, many parts of which are still recovering from the floods of 2010. |
![A disabled boy receives aid during Cyclone Sidr [ADD]](/var/storage/images/about-us/where-we-work/bangladesh/images/add-disabled-boy/1216876-1-eng-GB/add-disabled-boy_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Dignity and rights for the disabled Up to one in ten people in Bangladesh has a disability, Action on Disability and Development (ADD) is supporting them in their struggle for dignity and independence |
 | International Women's Day: Bangladesh Caritas Bangladesh has been working with women in Sobeda market in the Khulna region of Bangladesh to improve their livelihoods and income generation for over three years. |
 | Market stall quadruples family income Caritas Bangladesh has been working with women in Sobeda market in the Khulna region of Bangladesh to improve their livelihoods and income generation for over three years. |
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