New Delhi, Feb 5 || Climate change and industrial pollution are worsening the healthcare crisis in Bangladesh, according to a media report.
The Irish Times reported that despite emitting only about 0.3 per cent of global CO2 emissions from combustible fuels, the air quality in Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, regularly ranks among the worst in the world.
This is surging diseases such as asthma, lung cancer, bronchitis, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the capital city.
According to climate scientists, Bangladesh -- with its low and flat land --is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change.
It currently has a population of about 174 million people, and by 2050, it could become the most populous city, as per a recent UN report.