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Bangladesh is considered an\u00a0\u201cemergency hotspot\u201d\u00a0for girls\u2019 rights according to humanitarian nonprofit Save the Children, which ranks countries with the highest risks that a girl will both be married as a child and face life-changing consequences from climate change.<\/p>\n

The low-lying country is extremely vulnerable to the climate crisis. As the impacts of extreme weather push people further into poverty, and families become desperate to relieve some financial strain, the nonprofit says the risks of child marriage increase.<\/p>\n

Marufa Khatun, from Satkhira in southwest Bangladesh, was married at 11 because her parents could no longer manage after cyclones and floods ripped through their community. Now 14, she is the mother of a 3-month-old baby. \u201cI got married early because natural disasters are happening frequently now and our father cannot afford our expenses,\u201d she told CNN.<\/p>\n

Governments around the world have committed to\u00a0end child marriage\u00a0by 2030. But a\u00a0recent analysis\u00a0from Save the Children found that almost 9 million girls worldwide face extreme risk of climate disasters and child marriage every year.<\/p>\n

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Shahnaz, 17, was married at age 14 as her father was unable to provide for the family after a cyclone destroyed their home. \u201cI dream to raise my child in a good manner,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t want him to have a life like mine.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marufa Khatun, 14, recently gave birth. She was married at age 11. \u201cWomen and girls are suffering more than men in this area,\u201d she said. \u201cGirls collect water and do all the household work.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sathi Mondol, 16, was seven months pregnant when this photo was taken. \u201cAfter my marriage, I didn\u2019t try to study because I got pregnant,\u201d she said. \u201cNow I am waiting for my child. Still, now I am a child. I think it will be difficult for me to raise a child.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Disha Mistry, 17, married her husband one year ago. \u201cI told my parents that I don\u2019t want to get married, but because of poverty and natural disasters they decided about my marriage,\u201d she said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Many women in the mangrove forests of Bangladesh rely on fishing to earn a living. They also often have to travel long distances to collect safe drinking water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“It\u2019s very difficult to do household work, cook and manage a family at this young age,\u201d Mondol said. \u201cI cannot play with anyone. I used to play with dolls, marbles and other toys, but now I cannot play because no one will allow me. I used to bathe in the pond earlier and loved catching fish, but now I cannot.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shahnaz, right, watches other girls play. \u201cIf there were fewer natural disasters like cyclones and floods in the area and no water crisis, then the girls in the area would have studied (more) and suffered less,\u201d she said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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