1.5B Women Face Climate Crisis Triple Threat, UN Warns
(MENAFN) More than 1.5 billion women and girls, over a third of all women worldwide, live where climate hazards collide with economic insecurity and gender inequality, a UN agency warned Tuesday.
A new fact sheet from the agency found that 73% of countries recognize gender-specific climate risks in their national climate plans. Yet only slightly more than one-third tackle those risks comprehensively.
In the worst-case scenario, climate change could drive an additional 141 million women and girls into extreme poverty.
Data from 24 countries showed that each 1C rise in temperature was tied to women losing 34% more of their total income than men.
The danger extends to personal safety. Across 14 countries, prolonged extreme drought was linked to 21% higher odds of sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women.
“Across the world, women are already leading the fight for a better future,” UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said, calling for equal rights, resources and decision-making power.
At COP31, the agency urged governments to expand gender-responsive climate financing and to protect women’s rights.
A new fact sheet from the agency found that 73% of countries recognize gender-specific climate risks in their national climate plans. Yet only slightly more than one-third tackle those risks comprehensively.
In the worst-case scenario, climate change could drive an additional 141 million women and girls into extreme poverty.
Data from 24 countries showed that each 1C rise in temperature was tied to women losing 34% more of their total income than men.
The danger extends to personal safety. Across 14 countries, prolonged extreme drought was linked to 21% higher odds of sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women.
“Across the world, women are already leading the fight for a better future,” UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said, calling for equal rights, resources and decision-making power.
At COP31, the agency urged governments to expand gender-responsive climate financing and to protect women’s rights.
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