Climate change has turned the waters saline, making agriculture unviable and forcing them to turn to fishing. For women in the marshlands of Sundarbans, this switch is not just about livelihoods but also about coping with the debilitating impact on their health.

Nihar Ranjan Raptan, director of the NGO Goranbose Gram Bikash Kendra who works in the Sundarbans, said irregular menstrual cycles, vaginal infections, recurring UTI and miscarriages are common among the women in the Sundarbans.