Title: Climate Change: Disparities in Climate Vulnerability, Impacts and Initiatives between Developed Nations and Bangladesh
Authors: Nazmul Hasan Raz, Md. Yeasir Arafat, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Shammi Islam
Volume: 9
Issue: 10
Pages: 101-108
Publication Date: 2025/10/28
Abstract:
This paper considers climate justice through the lens of asymmetries (in vulnerability, impacts and initiatives) between Bangladesh and developed countries. Despite accounting for less than 0.5 percent of global emissions, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-affected countries in the world - it sees numerous cyclones, is frequently inundated by floods and displacement, which undermine development gains; losses cost some 2 percent of GDP annually. Based on secondary literature, reports and policy analyses, the article proceeds by comparing Bangladesh to the Netherlands, Germany and United States with respect to mortality rates, disease burden, disaster recovery efforts and displacement outcomes. In the developed countries, sophisticated infrastructure systems and insurance policy along with strong institutions reduces the losses but for a country like Bangladesh which is way behind in resource capacity and governance structure, vulnerability of high mountains persist. The results are a reflection of the inadequacies in adaptation: Bangladesh spends more of its budget on strengthening the country to climate, but is less protected. The paper also calls for urgent action at the global level to scale up finance, technology transfer and multilateral cooperation to address the adaptation gap and necessary fairer climate outcomes.