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Unpaid Care & Loss and Damage in Bangladesh

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Country: Bangladesh Source: Oxfam Please refer to the attached file. Overview This report combines literature review and quantitative analysis to explore the gendered impacts of climate crises, with emphasis on unpaid care work. It finds that unpaid care hours increase for low-income women in high climate vulnerability areas, and argues that care-related impacts must be acknowledged and addressed in climate responses around Loss & Damage. It then explores gaps in existing policy to make recommendations on how best to do this.