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Climate change 'impacts women more than men'

  • By Mary Halton
  • Mar 8, 2018
  • 1 min read

Women are more likely than men to be affected by climate change, studies show.

UN figures indicate that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women.

Roles as primary caregivers and providers of food and fuel make them more vulnerable when flooding and drought occur.

The 2015 Paris Agreement has made specific provision for the empowerment of women, recognising that they are disproportionately impacted.

photo credit: UN Women Gallery

 
 
 

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