The climate is changing. That's why we have to change fast.

Flooding is having an impact on the Satkhira region of Bangladesh right now. Existing water technologies have been destroyed and rising sea levels threaten flooding to worsen. This means that fresh water supplies risk being contaminated with salt, which can eventually cause serious health problems and even death.

The images below show what people have to go through to find fresh water to drink, leaving them unable to work. In these conditions, sickness and poverty thrive.

Climate change will threaten people's ability to get fresh water, so we need to adapt and innovate water technologies to be more resilient to flooding.

Read more about the cyclone in Bangladesh diary: Cyclone aftermath and Seas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh' on the BBC News website.

Munem Wasif was commissioned by Prix Pictet to photograph WaterAid's work in Bangladesh. His work reveals the daily impact of the scarcity of clean, safe water on the people who live there.

In Asia, floods could destroy the homes of 94 million people by the end of the century, leading to large-scale migration, sickness and disease.
A fifth of Bangladesh (almost twice the area of London) could disappear if sea levels rise just one metre. This would destroy crops and livestock, spread disease, and leave 30 million people homeless.
It's essential that we respond to the critical challenge of climate change – and find ways to ensure people can access safe, clean water.

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The climate is changing. That's why we have to change fast.