Climate Change Impact on Rural Indians

• Climate change is causing widespread migration to urban areas due to climate-related disasters.

• This migration, often involuntary, is eroding social structures and worsening living and working conditions for migrants.

• Bundelkhand, a region in Central India, is characterized by steep hills, scant rainfall, and frequent droughts.

• Farmers in the region are most affected, struggling to make ends meet and falling deeper into debt.

• Agricultural workers have taken on other jobs, leading to migration to cities like Surat, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai.

Climate Change and Land Depletion in Bangladesh’s Charpauli Village

• Climate change has led to increased flooding and erosion in Charpauli village, a region along the banks of the Jamuna river.

• Climate change can exacerbate seasonal migration in areas like Vidarbha and Marathwada, two drought-prone regions of Maharashtra.

• Migrant labourers in these regions face precarious conditions and worsening wages.

• Migrants are given dirty and shabby patches of land for their homes.

Migration and Adaptation in Bundelkhand

• Migrants from Bundelkhand face harsh conditions, working as daily-wage construction workers, security guards, and in slums.

• Remittances from migrants can take up to six months to arrive, causing financial struggles for families.

• Women and children are particularly affected, becoming increasingly vulnerable to sexual assault.