The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has reported that more than one-third of women and girls worldwide, equivalent to 1.5 billion people, live in areas vulnerable to the risks posed by climate change.
The organization said on Tuesday, November 10, that the climate crisis, combined with insecure employment and gender inequality, is exposing women and girls to serious threats.
According to the report, although 73 per cent of countries recognize the climate-related risks facing women and girls, only slightly more than one-third have taken comprehensive measures to address these threats.
The report said that, under current trends, the world is on course for a global temperature rise of at least 1.8 degrees Celsius, a situation that could increase droughts, floods, wildfires and destructive storms.
UN Women warned that women and girls in countries that have contributed the least to the climate crisis are bearing the greatest burden of its consequences.
These impacts range from food insecurity and declining incomes to increased violence against women and girls.
