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"Migration [...] is one of the main coping and survival mechanisms that is available to those affected by environmental degradation." - Sylvia Lopez-Ekra
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Mohammadpur has always had a unique relationship with the weather.
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Located at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal, this coastal village was built on top of the Meghna River delta.
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Deltas are a kind of landmass formed when sediment carried by rivers is deposited where that river meets a larger body of water.
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River deltas are incredibly fertile ecosystems capable of supporting abundant agriculture and marine life.
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However, their borders gradually change as rivers bring more sediment in and storms wash sediment away.
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The residents of Mohammadpur are well-accustomed to managing the ebbs and flows of this ever-shifting landscape.
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But lately, an abundance of intense cyclones have caused frequent flooding that impedes farming and fishing.
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These floods also erode the coastline, allowing later storms to wipe away land altogether.
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Since 2000, the Meghna River has overtaken the coastline by 2.5 kilometers, forcing many villagers to move inland or to nearby cities.
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Mohammadpur isn't the only place where erratic weather is impacting people's mobility.
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Repeated typhoons in the Philippines have displaced thousands from their homes.
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In Fiji, the government is already moving many coastal villages inland to get ahead of predicted land loss.
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And in the United States, melting permafrost is causing chunks of the Alaskan coastline to erode.
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In some ways, this is nothing new.
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Humanity has always adapted to changing weather and moved to regions that best support cultural lifestyles and livelihoods.
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However, scientists agree that this rise in extreme weather is a by-product of Earth's rapidly changing climate.
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Global warming increases the frequency and intensity of storms, flooding, and drought, while also melting polar ice caps and raising sea levels.
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These factors are changing the environment much faster than they have in the past.
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Even for communities with the resources to take action, the variable pace and nature of these changes makes them difficult to adapt to.
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And the vulnerable populations most impacted by climate change are often those least responsible.
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Many facing climate mobility live in farming and fishing communities in countries that generate dramatically fewer emissions than their larger counterparts.
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Bangladesh is one such country.
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The nation has a unique combination of low-lying geography and heavily-populated coastal regions.
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Most of these vulnerable coastal families, like those in Mohammadpur, don't want to abandon their homes and livelihoods.
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And for others, leaving Bangladesh isn't financially practical.
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So, to stay with their communities, many have moved a few meters inland and built more resilient homes on higher ground or elevated stilts.
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Others have tried to buy land on newly-emerging islands in the delta, while some have sent family members to find work in nearby cities.
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A handful of individuals might even cross international borders if they have family, friends, or work connections on the other side.
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But many of the residents who've left are eager to return home.
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Unfortunately, it's unclear when weather extremes will die down, and the government has repeatedly delayed projects to build concrete embankments that would prevent further erosion.
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In other parts of the world, people couldn't move inland even if they wanted to.
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The low-lying Pacific Island nations of Kiribati and Tuvalu are only 811 square kilometers and 26 square kilometers, respectively.
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So, migration would mean moving to a different country altogether.
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Instead, their governments and citizens have united in physically, legally, and politically, fortifying their countries.
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Island residents are planting coastal mangrove forests and building up low-lying areas of land with dredged sand to shield themselves against storms and rising sea levels.
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And the islands' governments have repeatedly lobbied on the global stage for countries with the highest emissions to reduce pollution and take responsibility for climate change.
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The challenges facing each coastal community are unique, and the diversity of the people's experiences can make climate mobility a difficult phenomenon to measure and define.
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But as new communities are endangered by extreme weather, it's more important than ever to listen to those on the front lines of this crisis.
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Have you ever wondered what the difference between a migrant and a refugee is?
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