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Kosim Uddin, 50, looks toward the site of his vanished home as he poses for a picture on an island in the Brahmaputra River, where he recently relocated due to erosion, in Kurigram, Bangladesh. Every year, hundreds of families in the Kurigram district face losing not only their homes but also their land, crops, and livestock as riverbanks collapse. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain 
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A drone view of Moshaler Char island gradually vanishing into the Brahmaputra River. The chars — sandy, shifting islands scattered across the country's northern plains — are among the most fragile places in Bangladesh. Families rebuild again and again, only for the river to take everything they have. REUTERS/Sam Jahan 
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A man walks with a child along the edge of an island that has been gradually vanishing into the Brahmaputra River. The Brahmaputra, Teesta, and Dharla rivers — once lifelines for millions — have become unpredictable, eroding land faster than ever before. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossainトレンド写真
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Children attend a class at the only school on Char Youthnet island, run by an NGO, in Kurigram, Bangladesh. "People here are paying the price for emissions they never made," said Ainun Nishat, a water resource and climate change specialist. "If COP30 means anything, it must deliver real funding for loss and damage and help vulnerable nations like ours protect lives and land before it's too... 
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A drone view shows people carrying the roof of the house belonging to Nurun Nabi, 30, who was forced to relocate to another island due to erosion. REUTERS/Sam Jahan 
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People carry parts of the house belonging to Nurun Nabi to load onto a boat. It is the second time the farmer and father of four has had to move in a year. "The river is coming closer every day," Nabi said, his voice tight with exhaustion. "We are born to suffer. Our struggle is never-ending. I've lost count of how many times the river took my home." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossainトレンド記事
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A boat carrIes the house of Nurun Nabi, moving it to another char - a temporary island formed by river sediment. His rice and lentil fields are already gone, claimed by the advancing current of the Brahmaputra, which originates in the Himalayas and flows through China and India before reaching Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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People board a boat to travel to another island, as it is the only available means of transportation in the region. "The water comes without warning," said Habibur Rahman, a 70-year-old farmer who has lived on several chars. "You go to sleep at night, and by dawn, the riverbank has moved. You wake up homeless. There is no peace in our life." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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People sit near a shop on the bank of the Brahmaputra River. The World Bank estimates one in every seven Bangladeshis could be displaced by climate-related disasters by 2050. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Nurun Nabi stands at the tip of the boat loaded with his house. "I don't know what awaits us there in the new home," he said, looking towards the wide brown river. "If I'm lucky, maybe a few years. If not, maybe a month. This is our life." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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A drone view of Moshaler Char island, gradually vanishing into the Brahmaputra River. Scientists say what is happening in Kurigram is climate change made visible, as the melting of the Himalayan glaciers that feed the Brahmaputra and Teesta rivers accelerates. "We are seeing rapid glacial melt, almost double the rate of the 1990s. Extra water is flowing downstream, adding to already swollen... 
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Johurul Islam, 33, and others move a sandbag to help protect the island from erosion, on the bank of Char Youthnet island. "Geobags have made a huge difference," said Johurul Islam, 39, who lost his home more than 10 times before settling here. "For the last three years, the river didn't take our land. For the first time, I feel a little confident about the future." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Kosim Uddin, 50, receives fish from a boy after making a purchase, on an island in the Brahmaputra River where he recently relocated his house. For Uddin, a father of seven, moving has become routine. "In my life, the river has taken my home 30 or 35 times—maybe more," he said. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Kosim Uddin sits on a chair in his home with his wife and daughter. "Every time we rebuild, the river comes again," Uddin said, his eyes fixed on the water. "But where can we go? The whole world is water now." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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People carry the roof of the house belonging to Nurun Nabi to load onto a boat, after he was forced to relocate to another island. It is the second time the farmer and father of four has had to move in a year. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Standing atop a sandbag, Johurul Islam points toward the Brahmaputra River while speaking with a neighbor. Some families have managed to stay put for years after local groups installed geobags — large sand-filled sacks that strengthen riverbanks against erosion. "Maybe the river will come again one day," he said, smiling faintly. Around him, children played on solid ground, their laughter... 
