Cox’s Bazar is a coastal district of Bangladesh having an international boundary with Myanmar in the south-eastern side and a maritime boundary in the south-western side at the Bay of Bengal with a huge population of 29,06,281 people and a total area of 2492square km. For its position on the globe, Cox’s Bazar is experiencing numerous disasters like cyclones, torrential rains, landslides, flash floods, storm surges, extreme temperatures, and salinity intrusion, which are the consequence of climate change. Such a situation also gives a chance to increase the risk and vulnerability for the coastal people of Bangladesh, resulting in a higher rate of child labor. According to UNICEF, Bangladesh ranks 15th globally in terms of the impact of climate change on children. The child labor issue directly relates to a country's economic conditions. As a city of a developing country, the economy of Cox’s Bazar has been negatively affected by natural disasters and the Rohingya intervention on the local people, which generates child labor issues. Many families fully rely on the income of their children for survival, and employers prefer child labor for its cheapness. Consequently, they have to drop out of school, and their normal life is hampered. Prominently, their major source of employment derives from the following sectors: a) Fishing, b) Dried Fish, c) Hotel and Tourism, d) Peddler Transportation, e) Prostitution, and f) Other Trends. To complete this quantitative research, a survey was conducted on 200 children of Cox’s Bazar from various areas and professions. The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects of climate change on the livelihood of children and how we may resolve these issues through coordination amongst different stakeholders.

Child labor, financial insecurity, climate change, Rohingya refugees, Cox’s Bazar.

Cox’s Bazar, being blessed with all the natural beauties, attracts around 3.7 million tourists every year.1 As every precious thing comes with pros and cons, Cox’s Bazar has been experiencing many natural disasters every year. Even though some of those occur for natural causes, in the end, it all connects the dots with human influences. And such natural disasters are the result of climate change. Due to frequent disasters, the coastal people are suffering from economic insecurity. Some families have even taken their girls out of school to marry off the female child or forced them to work outside the home or do housework to support the family as a result of financial instability. Which eventually forces them to work for their families. In every major income sector of Cox’s Bazar, children can be seen working. Children bear the flag of our future hope; they should be protected rather than forced to work at such a young age. The district of Cox's Bazar had a sex ratio of 103.32 males per 100 females and a literacy rate (age 7 and older) of 71.58%, which was lower than the 74.7% national average.2 Moreover, due to frequent natural disasters in Cox’s Bazar, the basic rhythm of the life of the children is getting disrupted. And the Rohingya intervention over the past years has harmed the children of this area.1.2. Geographical Overview of Cox’s Bazar Cox’s Bazar, the District of the sea, is situated on the southeastern part of Bangladesh. The British East India Company officer Captain Hiram Cox, who oversaw the Palongkee outpost, is credited with giving the contemporary Cox's Bazar its name. In honor of his contribution to refugee rehabilitation efforts, a market bears his name. 3 Cox’s Bazar is located roughly 60 miles (100 km) south of Chittagong along the Bay of Bengal. 4 It covers an area of roughly 2491.86 square kilometers, of which 940.58 square kilometers is forest area.5 Its borders are the Bay of Bengal on the west and south, the Chittagong district on the north, the Bandarban district, and Myanmar on the east. Cox's Bazar boasts the world's longest sea beach, stretching 111 km.6 It is ranked 26th out of 64 districts in Bangladesh and is the seventh largest of the 11 districts in the Chittagong division. The hilly portion of the district makes up over half of its entire area, with the coastal islands making up the other half. 7 1.3. Definition of Child Various statutes and conventions have given different definitions of child. Under section 4 of the Children Act, 2013, all persons up to the age of eighteen years shall be regarded as children. As per section 2(63) of the Labour Act, 2006 child means a person who has not completed fourteen years of age. Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989, stated that a child means every human being below the age of 18 years. According to section 2(k) of the Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain, 2000, child means any person below the age of sixteen years. Under the Majority Act, 1875, every other person domiciled in Bangladesh shall be deemed to have attained his majority when he shall have completed his age of eighteen years and not before. So basically, a child means a person who has not completed the age of eighteen years. 1.4. Climate Change Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns are referred to as climate change. These fluctuations may be caused by significant volcanic eruptions or variations in the sun's activity.8 However, human activity has been the primary cause of climate change since the 1800s, mostly as a result of the combustion of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. However, human activity has been the primary cause of climate change since the 1800s, mostly as a result of the combustion of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. 9 Methane and carbon dioxide are the two primary greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. These results, for instance, are from burning coal to heat a building or petrol to operate a vehicle. Carbon dioxide can also be released through land clearing and forest destruction. The two main industries that emit methane are agriculture and oil and gas operations. Among the primary industries producing greenhouse gases are energy, industry, transportation, buildings, agriculture, and land use. 10 A list of natural disasters that occurred in Cox's Bazar and the surrounding area over the past couple of years is given below: -