Leaving The Sundarbans Summary

The Sundarban Islands, found off the eastern coast of India, are having an environmental crisis. Because of global warming, they are losing land. Without land they can’t farm, or live. Many of the citizens are being forced to move and when moved they face aggression from the citizens of the places they are moving to. This article Leaving the Sundarbans: Environmental Migration in South Asia, by Lauren D. Klein goes over this problem, and who is to blame for it. Unfortunately, the article does little to discuss a solution to the problem. On Ghoramara Island, Das and his family are constantly fighting the rising tide to keep their land. Unfortunately, it is a losing battle. There was a time when rain brought the promise of a successful harvest, but now it threatens to take away everything Das and his family have worked for. Many families are forced to move their homes closer inland. The central part of the island used to house the local market, where families could sell their wares, but now people are being forced to live there. Without land to farm, many people are being forced to work as day laborers, fishing or building embankments. Some families are even being forced to abandon their …show more content…
Economic Factors are normally considered voluntary. The push factors include a lace of land, jobs, and money. The pull factors include the opportunity for land, jobs and money. Cultural factors are often involuntary. The push factors include political instabilities, wars, political persecution, religious persecution, and intolerance. The pull factors include democracy, freedom, tolerance, peace. Other cultural factors can include education and health. The final factor is environmental factors which are considered involuntary. The push factor includes natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and climate change. The pull factors is a place that is relatively safe from natural