Marriage of survival: Will climate change mean more child brides?

2020

Author:

Abigail Higgins

Organization:

Al Jazeera

Citation:

Higgins, A. (2020). 'Marriage of survival: Will climate change mean more child brides?' Al Jazeera (19 February 2020). Available at: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/marriage-survival-climate-change-child-brides-200217132442036.html

Synopsis

News article discussing whether climate change can trigger an increase in child brides. It presents studies documenting this tendency, as well as other expressions of gender-based violence (GBV), including IUCN GBV and environment linkages publication

Classifications

Sustainable Development Goals

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IUCN

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