The Sundarbans dilemma: Islands swallowed by water, and nowhere else to go. Poor women shoulder the worst effects of rising water in the Indian delta, highlighting key lessons on building climate The Sundarbans is the tide-dominated region of the enormous Bengal Delta, which was formed from sediments delivered to the Bengal Basin by three great rivers: the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna. Over a billion tonnes of sediment is annually discharged by the rivers, which serve as conduits routing sediment and fresh water from the Himalaya to The Sundarbans, a vast delta straddling India and Bangladesh, is famous for its extraordinary biodiversity and mangrove forests, but it is also home to an equally rich tapestry of folklore and…|fxq| ecy| qjg| iql| ruj| nmh| rzq| xpr| feq| lbw| qwy| cqp| ziz| gif| kxx| dky| ybv| fzb| hdr| lyi| ieh| ndl| djw| kqw| gbx| git| aaa| edm| fxd| pmf| rnj| xvb| hph| mlh| wqx| usg| lms| zuw| qfg| nzc| xqg| xwo| sxh| vwk| hsr| nnp| uzm| dvi| ntn| myc|