Research Report

Executive Summary Climate change is a major threat to human civilization, with two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions linked to burning fossil fuels for energy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that any delay in global action on adaptation and mitigation could lead to missed opportunities for a habitable and sustainable future. Despite contributing less than 1% of global carbon emissions, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, an

Executive Summary The tea industry of Bangladesh plays a crucial role in the economy of the country, accounting for the direct livelihoods of over 350,000 people living in tea garden areas (ILO, 2014). Tea is one of the important cash crops and a food commodity for export out of the country. Employers prefer to engage women to harvest tea leaves, as they are more skilled and cheaper labor than. The workers are generally live in poverty and their livelihood solely depends on t