Few places in the world are suffering more from the effects of climate change than Bangladesh.

Most of the country, which is slightly smaller than Iowa, is a flat plane, no higher than about 50 feet above sea level.

That makes it vulnerable to the sort of severe flooding

that's now affecting more than 2 million people

after weeks of monsoon rains.

And now there's another effect.

Women are changing the way they think about having children.

Sally Dykeman is a senior researcher for I-pass,

which is a reproductive justice organization.

Sally, explain to us how these effects of climate change are affecting

women's health and Bangladesh and especially women's reproductive health.

Yeah, thank you for that question. So what we found in our research along the Bay of Bengal

in these communities that have been really hit hard by cyclones

is that the climate crisis is impacting everyone,

but certain groups, especially women and girls are

feeling those impacts disproportionately and that includes direct

impacts on their sexual and reproductive health outcomes.

For instance, experiencing increased miscarriage,

pregnancy complications, and premature labor

during these intense storms and flooding.

A lot of women have to go to these cyclone centers where

they shelter during the storms and there's not nurses and doctors, medical

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