The impact of climate change and weather-related disasters on gender-based violence survivors and the increase of intimate partner violence in the aftermath of these events is clear. This article provides examples from the United States and Australia, including findings from IUCN publication “Gender-based violence and environment linkages: The violence of inequality”. The author highlights policy gaps in the United States and calls for gender and environment programmatic and policy and actions.
News Article
‘A Dangerous Trajectory’: When Domestic Violence and Climate Change Converge
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- 2021
Author:
- Lee Ann De Reus
Organization:
- Women's Media Center
Citation:
- De Reus, L.A. (2021). "‘A Dangerous Trajectory’: When Domestic Violence and Climate Change Converge". Women's Media Center. (12 March 2021).
- Reading Time: < 1 minute
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Addressing Gender-Based Violence, Asia and the Pacific, Australia, Climate Change, Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), English, Events and News, External, Indigenous Women, News Article, North America, Social Inclusion and Intersectionality, United States of America
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