<p>As crunch climate talks get underway in Paris, we report from Bangladesh, one of the worst-affected countries for "climate refugees" - those forced to leave their homes and communities because of the effects of global warming. </p><br />Rising sea levels and the increasing salinity of arable soils are all having a massive impact on the lives of many Bangladeshis. With a population of nearly 160 million inhabitants, this phenomenon is fuelling poverty and a mass exodus to overcrowded urban areas.<br />This programme was prepared by Patrick Lovett, Laura Burloux and Elom Marcel Toble.<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
