Oxfam reveals Tk 1.35b climate losses in BD

Climate-induced losses worth Tk 1.35 billion (US$ 11 million) were recorded across 19 districts in Bangladesh through Oxfam's new 'Loss and Damage Dashboard', with each affected person suffering an average loss of Tk 117,000 ($954), according to data released on Wednesday.
Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, countries like Bangladesh-ranked among the world's top ten most climate-impacted nations-suffer escalating climate disasters, reports UNB.
According to the World Bank, Bangladesh loses around $3 billion annually, or 1-2 per cent of its GDP, to climate-related events.
Unofficial estimates suggest the figure exceeds $5 billion when slow-onset impacts such as salinity intrusion and sea-level rise are included.
Oxfam has launched an interactive digital platform titled 'Loss and Damage Dashboard' to help communities document and visualise the real-time impact of climate-related losses across Bangladesh.
To address this data gap, the 'Loss and Damage Dashboard' uses a participatory, bottom-up approach that combines citizen science, satellite data and AI-driven validation.