Climate change disproportionately harms women
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The climate crisis disproportionately affects the health of women and girls than men. Two-thirds of countries that have presented climate change plans do not include sexual and reproductive health services at all.
Changing temperatures and climate disasters pose a serious threat to the health of mothers and newborns. The climate crisis also affects gender-based violence and other harmful practices, according to the first report examining the gender gap in global climate crisis plans conducted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Queen Mary University of London. The results of this report reveal the need for inclusive climate policy, as the climate crisis is not gender-neutral.
