CGIAR warns climate change could leave women further behind
An estimated 1.5 billion women and girls live in climate hotspots, where cyclones and droughts meet insecure jobs and gender inequality.
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What happened
Climate change could push 141 million more women into extreme poverty, according to the UN. Roughly 1.5 billion women and girls live in climate hotspots, where cyclones and droughts combine with insecure jobs and deep gender inequality. CGIAR warns that without action women could fall further behind by 2050, with rural women facing longer, more laborious daily water collection as droughts worsen.
Why it matters
Without action, women in vulnerable areas face deeper poverty and harder daily lives.
Coverage
- Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns (ipsnews.net)
- Climate crisis could push 141 million more women into extreme poverty (news.un.org)
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