ORIGINAL ARTICLE Study on Level of Knowledge on Climate Change Among the People Residing in a Selected Area of Dhaka City

The climate change brought about by the global warming has posed a moral threat to the lives and livelihood of millions in Bangladesh. Recent research predicts that about 20 million people in the low-lying areas of Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea level which would trigger mass migration northwards increasing pressure on lands and resources and loss of livelihood for millions. It is worrying to know that a rise of one degree Celsius in temperature might cause as much as 15 % of our land to go under water. Rainfall estimation is essential because of such consequences as flooding and drought, common natural disaster and invaluable source of renewable fresh water in Bangladesh