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Ecology and Environmental Sciences
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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2025)
Climate change and health disparities: Examining impacts on vulnerable populations in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh
Authors
Md. Nurul Haque
Abstract

High climate-susceptible community of Bangladesh is prone to repeated and escalated flood that has put up an invasive effect to the health and well-being of this already disadvantaged community. This abstract described a study which explores the varied health disparities, which were further intensified due to climate induced floods in the flood prone regions of Bangladesh. The study described the health outcomes both directly (cases of diseases that occurred as a direct result of a flood) and indirectly (increased incidence of water and vector-borne diseases and skin infections as well as consequences for the human environment). It examined the persistent mental health burdens including anxiety, depression, PTSD due to displacement, loss of livelihoods and continued uncertainty. The findings underscored how disrupted access to healthcare, clean water, sanitation, and sufficient nutrition both during and after flood events impacts vulnerable populations, such as women, children, the elderly, or those with health conditions more severely. Both literature data analyzed were helping identify individual vulnerabilities and health status that were used to inform targeted interventions. By elucidating these important relationships, these study aspirations to add to the development of more effective and climate-resilient public health strategies and policies that will be safeguard the health of these extremely vulnerable populations in Bangladesh.

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Pages:76-81
How to cite this article:
Md. Nurul Haque "Climate change and health disparities: Examining impacts on vulnerable populations in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh". International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 76-81
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