Summary:
In India, the impacts of climate change induced extreme weather events on the lives of people, particularly belonging to the poor and vulnerable sections of the society in India, and climate change is increasing alarmingly with each passing year. The Sunder ban delta part of India is very remote and is accessible mostly by boats. This remote region has become a hub for human traffickers who continue to prey upon the gullible villagers, who are mostly dependent on fishing, agriculture, collection and gathering of resources for a living. The combined effects of climate change, erosion, flood, sea water inundation and extreme poverty, make it easier for traffickers to lure women and children into forced prostitution, marriage and child labor. In 2019, the Supreme Court of India had directed the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to analyze data on missing persons (especially on women and children) so areas prone to human trafficking could be identified and action could be taken. The NCRB study was based on the annual Crime in India Report compiled by the agency for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. In these three years hundreds of thousands of women went missing. According to the report, the three states where the highest number of women went missing in the three years are Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Regular flooding isnʻt only eroding people's land and livelihoods, but the social fabric of these communities too. These dire circumstances force most families to send their young children away, to work in factories or in cities. The human traffickers take advantage of this situation, pose as job recruiters, or use local unemployed poor men to lure girls away with the false promise of marriage. When abducted, the girls are sold into prostitution, some end up as domestic help and are abused; sometimes they land as far away as the Middle East. Geography Theme: This article relates to the geography theme of place. This is because due to the specific place they are in, which is India, there is extreme climate change and it is affecting the lives of these people. This also relates to place because due to the unique climate & climate change in India, human traffickerʻs have been taking advantage of more people who are dependent on their environment, but also on jobs. Reaction: My reaction to this article was that the amount of people that have been trafficked is horrible. I also thought that that the extreme climate change must be really effecting the lives of these people, and I never thought that due to climate change, human trafficking would become more active. But, I also wonder if there wasnʻt extreme climate change, then would there be less people being trafficked today. Connections/Analysis: Overall, I think that this article connects to the World History theme of Human Environment Interaction, but also Social Interaction. This is because people in India depend on their environment to make a living. Because of the extreme climate change it’s harder for them to make a living, but also more people are being trafficked by human traffickers. This also deals with social interaction, and this is between the social interaction of traffickers and the people being trafficked. Also, because of human traffickers who take advantage of people trying to find jobs, this leads to less trust in the people of India. This event is important to us today because it shows us that during this extreme climate change is still a big problem in the world today, but so is human trafficking Bibliography Citation: (kolkata, O., & Soumik Dutta is a freelance investigative journalist based in Kolkata and Bangalore. (2020, July 09). In India, Climate Change is Increasing Refugees & Human Trafficking. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.globalissues.org/news/2020/07/09/26599
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