Report: Climate action needs gender equa • Table.Briefings

At COP28, Hillary Clinton called for focusing more on women’s concerns.

Women are particularly affected by the climate crisis. For this reason, the UN organization for gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN Women) calls for a feminist climate policy.

By 2050, climate change could drive 159 million women and girls into poverty and cause additional hunger. The climate crisis does not affect genders equally: For instance, women are more frequently victims of violence or displacement after extreme weather events.

Report: Climate action needs gender equality

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