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Environmental Displacement in South Asia

Category: Climate change

Climate change

On Kings and Invaders: Kolis, Jellyfish, and Climate Change

By Jelena Salmi | January 2, 2020January 6, 2020 by Jelena Salmi

Jellyfish are gelatinous animals that are brainless, boneless, and bloodless. They are among the oldest animals on Earth, having been around for at least 500 million years. There are roughly 10,000 species of this uncanny animal, most of which inhabit ocean waters. They range from the commonly sighted, bell-shaped moon jellyfish to the ghostly and…

Climate change Cyclone Aila

Living with climate change in Sundarbans, India

By Sirpa Tenhunen | October 25, 2019January 2, 2020 by Sirpa Tenhunen

Sundarbans, the mangrove delta area, which belongs to both India and Bangladesh, is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. Erratic weather, storms, and the rising seawater have already been contributing to a steady flow of migration from the area to the megacity Kolkata and even cities further away. In 2009, the…