Photo: Pixabay‘The book tells the tale of 14 female artisans who build resilience to climate change through their art’With a view to celebrating female artisans who are susceptible to climate change but building resilience to climate change through their artistry, Brac launched a book on Thursday highlighting the stories of 14 craftswomen. The book was unveiled by Saber Hossain Chowdhury MP, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at a virtual event. “This book tells the stories of those individuals, particularly women, children and people with disabilities. British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Chatterton Dickson said the book linked artisans of villages to commercial markets. Brac Executive Director Asif Saleh remarked that there were lives at stake due to climate change and they needed to be protected.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 10, 2020 18:19 UTC