Climate Change Worsening Violence Against Women

2020

Author:

Our Daily Planet

Organization:

Our Daily Planet

Citation:

Our Daily Planet (2020). 'Climate Change Worsening Violence Against Women' (06 March 2020). Our Daily Planet. Available at: https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/climate-change-worsening-violence-against-women/

Synopsis

This article reviews the ways in which an IUCN study on gender-based violence and environment linkages further extends understanding about the health and safety impacts of climate change on women and girls.

Classifications

Sustainable Development Goals

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IUCN

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,400 Member organisations and the input of some 15,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.