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Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities
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Bangladesh’s capital, one of the world’s most congested and polluted megacities, is home to about 10 million people, including thousands who have fled floods and droughts in other parts of a country that is on the frontline of climate change. Jaya Dhindaw, head of the South Asian chapter of the World Resources Institute that developed the climate plans for several Indian cities, said realistic, achievable actions help set the pace for progress. The city’s rapid, unplanned growth has choked rivers like the Buriganga and blocked drains, causing worse flooding, said urban planner Mehedi Ahsan, who represents the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Bangladesh.
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