Tag: Climate Change

Article, Opinion

The Need for Intersectional Heatplans

In the summer of 2023, several days of 35-degree temperatures forced Germany and Austria to issue extensive heat warnings, advising residents—especially those in high-risk groups—to stay indoors. While these immediate responses helped in a crisis, they also highlighted the urgent need for long-term climate adaptation strategies that account for intersecting risk factors. As climate change intensifies, these strategies are only becoming more critical. The summer … Continue reading The Need for Intersectional Heatplans

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Article

Why women climate migrants in rural India are resorting to hysterectomies

On a typical day, Jayashree Ohwal works for 12 to 18 hours, tying sugarcane stalks into bundles, carrying them from the fields, and loading them onto tractors stationed nearby. It was while ferrying these bundles in 2017 that Jayashree first noticed her menstrual flow becoming unusually painful and heavy. “I used to always stain my saree during periods. It was so embarrassing to walk with … Continue reading Why women climate migrants in rural India are resorting to hysterectomies

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Article, General

Feminist Climate Justice in the Face of Non-action.

By Lila Sax dos Santos Gomes In 2023, the South of Brazil was hit for the third year in a row by extreme rains, leading to intense flooding and infrastructure collapse. Zoraia Câmara left her house, fleeing with her dogs to her neighbors apartment, where she temporarily found shelter. “it’s not worth it” she told BBC news Brazil “this just keeps happening, I can’t stay … Continue reading Feminist Climate Justice in the Face of Non-action.

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Why fighting gender disinformation is a form of climate action

Both climate and gender disinformation are rampant. How are they connected? When Catherine McKenna was appointed Canada’s minister of environment and climate change from 2015 to 2019, she was excited. It was the year that the world adopted the Paris Agreement – one of the most significant pieces of climate legislation to date – and McKenna led the negotiations on behalf of Canada. While in … Continue reading Why fighting gender disinformation is a form of climate action

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Q&A

Gender, Mobility and the Climate Crisis 

A Q& A with Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. – Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations As climate change becomes more pronounced and urgent, research is showing us that the impacts fall differently and disproportionately on women, revealing and heightening current inequalities. Migrant women, especially, are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of … Continue reading Gender, Mobility and the Climate Crisis 

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Opinion

“Gender needs to be front and center at COP28”

The destruction of the earth’s environment is the human rights challenge of our time.  Desmond Tutu By Keerty Nakray At the end of this year, when the world convenes for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, it will be a critical juncture to deepen the dialogue on gender-sensitive responses to climate change and related public health emergencies. The COP28, held in Dubai, will be a … Continue reading “Gender needs to be front and center at COP28”

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Article, General

When gender-based violence goes digital

Online violence against women has been on the rise. For women environmental  human rights defenders, it is becoming a constant, and deadly, threat. The death threats came per Whatsapp, Facebook, and the local radio channel – the main mode of communication for the residents of Tapajós, in the Brazilian state of Amazonia. Alessandra Munduruku, one of the leaders of the Munduruku women’s association who has … Continue reading When gender-based violence goes digital

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The hidden health costs of climate change along India’s coasts.

Rising sea levels and more frequent storm surges are causing salt levels to rise in the Sundarbans. Women are bearing the brunt of the impacts. Mousuni is a small island on the eastern coast of India. It lies within the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, situated in the delta formed by the confluence of three rivers, Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna, as they flow into … Continue reading The hidden health costs of climate change along India’s coasts.

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Q&A

The LGBTQ+ community and climate change: A Q&A with Leo Goldsmith

American speculative fiction author William Gibson once said, “The future is already here—It’s just not very evenly distributed.” The same has been said about climate change. We know that climate impacts are unevenly distributed among different demographic groups, such as the poor, women, and Black, Indiginous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. But little research exists on the disparate and disproportionate ways that LGBTQ+ people … Continue reading The LGBTQ+ community and climate change: A Q&A with Leo Goldsmith

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Article

When Drought and HIV Collide

Why climate change’s impact on women in sub-Saharan Africa needs to be treated as the health crisis that it is By Edith Magak When the HIV pandemic emerged in the 1980s, men were more likely than women to acquire the disease. But today, women are the face of the virus. In sub-Saharan Africa, over 60% of people living with HIV are female. This feminization of … Continue reading When Drought and HIV Collide

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