Florida A&M University College of Law Scholarly Commons @ FAMU Law Student Works Students and Alumni 10-2015 Eyes on Bangladesh's Disappearing Coasts: Proposed Constitutional Protections for Coastal Communities Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Change Sabrina Persaud Florida A&M University College of Law Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.law.famu.edu/studentworks Part of the Environmental Law Commons, and the International Law Commons Recommended Citation Sabrina Persaud, Eyes on Bangladesh's Disappearing Coasts: Proposed Constitutional Protections for Coastal Communities Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Change, 6 Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy 52 (Afe Babalola University, Nigeria) 2015. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Students and Alumni at Scholarly Commons @ FAMU Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Works by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ FAMU Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. EYES ON BANGLADESH’S DISAPPEARING COASTS: PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE1 Sabrina Persaud* ABSTRACT limate change, a phenomenon caused by global warming, has Cimpacted just about every part of the earth. As polar ice caps continue to melt, people across the world are experiencing record-breaking heat waves and warmer winters. These erratic weather patterns are just one of the many impacts of climate change. Changes in temperature have altered ecosystems and habitats for terrestrial and marine wildlife, and caused human health to deteriorate. Larger, more industrialized countries are the major contributors to climate change; however, smaller countries, such as Bangladesh, suffer the consequences.