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	Podcast:		Asia's Developing Future
	Episode:		Bangladesh needs to act to boost renewable energy as climate change effects loom
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:06:59
	Publish Date:		2019-05-12 22:30:38
	Description:		Fast-growing Bangladesh is getting richer but environmental issues are being left behind. It may be time to take a step back and look at what could and should be done to avert a potential catastrophe. Bangladesh is one of the countries most exposed to climate change events. Almost 75% of its territory lies less than 10 meters above sea level, and more than 700 rivers run through its territory. Floods, drought, salinity, cyclones, sea-level rises, and more may become more common in the coming years. At the same time, its 160 million inhabitants are starting to benefit from growth of over 6% a year in the last decade. Per capita energy consumption has almost doubled since 2000 and millions who never had access to power can now flip a switch for lights or plug in appliances to get electricity. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2VurCCW Read the working paper https://bit.ly/2WEnOfa About the author Monzur Hossain is a senior research fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Know more about ADBI’s work https://bit.ly/2HfcAXE
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