Submitted for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Expert Group Meeting ahead of CSW 66th meeting in March 2022, this expert paper provides an overview of how climate change is exacerbating different types of gender-based violence. From intimate partner violence, domestic violence and physical, sexual and verbal violence within communities to sexual exploitation and child marriage. The expert paper also presents two recommendations to the CSW community: to leverage existing international policy frameworks and to support cross-sectoral partnerships so as to respond to the climate change and GBV crisis.
Brief
Understanding and addressing gender-based violence as part of the climate emergency
- 2021
Author:
- Cate Owren
Organization:
- IUCN
Citation:
- Owren, C. (2021). Understanding and addressing gender-based violence as part of the climate emergency. CSW66 Expert Group Meeting Paper. UN Women. Available at: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/CSW/66/EGM/Expert%20Papers/Cate%20OWREN_CSW66%20Expert%20Paper.pdf
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Synopsis
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Accessing and Controlling Natural Resources, Adaptation and Resilience, Addressing Gender-Based Violence, Affordable and Clean Energy, Agriculture, Brief, Civil Society, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate-Related Conflict, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Documents and resources, Energy and Infrastructure, External, Filling Knowledge and Data Gaps, Firewood Collection, Fisheries, Forests, Gender Equality, Global, Good Health and Well-being, Government, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Ministry, No Poverty, Partnerships to achieve the Goal, Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, Protecting Defenders, Quality Education, Reduced Inequality, Sanitation, Social Inclusion and Intersectionality, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Water, Water Access, Water Collection, Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders, Women’s Organisations, Zero Hunger