<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that climate change will displace 40 million people in the country.  Replying to a query in the parliament on Wednesday, she said that in recent times the average temperatures in Bangladesh have risen between 0.5 to 1.0 degree celsius. Pointing to other changes in the climate Sheikh Hasina said that  the country has been witnessing excessive rainfall in a short time span and cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. These affect the livelihood of the fishermen. She said that climate change has affected the biodiversity leading to negative impact on agriculture and  livelihood of farmers. She  said saline water of the sea is now entering 100 kms into rivers during the summer.</span><br />'' <br />'' Prime Minister Hasina said that the government has formulated the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan to combat the impact of climate change.<br />'' <br />'' She said that 1920 industries out of 2400 have now set up Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) to reduce industrial pollution as part of the Zero Discharge Policy  adopted by the government in the industrial sector.<br />'' <br />'' The government has also initiated a programme to plant 1 crore trees in 2020 to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Bangladesh  is  considered as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, exposed to a variety of natural disasters. It ranks first in the world in terms of vulnerability. Scientific studies have pointed out that long-term impacts from a rise in sea level and global temperature could displace millions of people in Bangladesh.<br />