Climate Change, Salinity & Public Health in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is experiencing substantial levels of saltwater intrusion. While salinity is normally high along its long coast, it is now extending further inland due to climate change. This project investigates the concentration of salt in Bangladesh’s coastal food systems & its associated health impacts.

Themes	Planetary Health
Topics	Climate Change, Water
Contributors	Byomkesh Talukder, PhD, Project Lead Eunice Choi, MPH, PhD(c), Graduate Research Assistant
Status	Active
Related Work	N/A
Updates	Director & Research Fellow at System Dynamics Society Conference \| 26 July 2019 Byomkesh Talukder Publishes Article on Ecological Indicators \| 10 December 2018

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