Violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change are two of the most pressing global emergencies and sustainable development challenges of our time. While there has been increased international attention over the last decade in understanding and addressing gender-climate issues, the intersections between climate change and VAWG have received much less focus. This paper provides a brief overview of the evidence of the impact of climate change on VAWG and makes recommendations across both the climate change and ending VAWG sectors.
Brief
Tackling violence against women and girls in the context of climate change
- 2022
Author:
- UN Women and IUCN
Organization:
- UN Women and IUCN
Citation:
- UN Women and IUCN. (2022). Tackling violence against women and girls in the context of climate change. Available at: https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2022/03/tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-the-context-of-climate-change#view
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Classifications
Adaptation and Resilience, Addressing Gender-Based Violence, Advancing Women’s Participation and Leadership, AGENT, Brief, Building Gender Knowledge and Capacities, Civil Society, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Climate Change, Deforestation and Degradation, Documents and resources, External, Filling Knowledge and Data Gaps, GBV Center, Gender Equality, Global, Good Health and Well-being, Indigenous Women, IUCN, No Poverty, Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, Social Inclusion and Intersectionality, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Tool, Unlocking Women’s Economic Empowerment, Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders, Youth
Sustainable Development Goals
