59pc of Sundarbans households experience climate-induced migration

News Desk :
Around 59% of households in the Sundarbans region have at least one member who has resorted to migration outside of their village to find work as their livelihood opportunities have lost for climate-induced disasters, according to a study conducted by Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP).

Among those, members of 86% of households have migrated internally to different districts within Bangladesh, while members of 14% of households have migrated abroad, shows the study conducted during July 2022 to September 2023.

The study titled “Migration – not a choice but a compulsion: Lived Experiences of Climate-Induced Migrants in the Sundarbans Region in Bangladesh” was presented at a press conference at the OKUP’S office in Dhaka’s Dania on Wednesday.

Among the people who migrated internally, 93% belong to “short-term seasonal migration” and 7% are in “longer-term migration,” show the study findings.

The research was conducted at three Unions namely Gabura, Padmapukur and Kaikhali of Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira. A total of 1,050 households from 64 villages across the research locations were surveyed.