Don Beit in his article "The Coming Storm" published in the June 2011 National Geographic Magazine suggested that "Rather than pitying Bangladesh, we may end up learning from her example". This was proposed with reference to the wide ranging climate change adaptation measures undertaken by Bangladesh. The largest delta in the world formed by the mighty rivers: the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna, Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone and climate vulnerable country in the world. About 68 per cent of the country is vulnerable to flood. It has experienced 219 natural disasters between 1980 and 2008, causing over $17 billion in economic loss. We incur about 1.8 per cent of GDP loss every year due to natural disasters. An estimated 14 per cent of our GDP is exposed to such natural calamities