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What are some of the main challenges with climate change/women's rights in the global south?

This is a very short and broad overview which is not at all exhaustive, just designed to give a brief introduction to those who need it.



Women's rights


  • unequal work opportunities and salaries

  • unequal access to education

  • less political participation

  • less access to land rights

  • less access to resources

  • Violence (child marriages, murder of girls, dowry murder, domestic violence, rape...)




Climate change


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  • Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, sea level rise & cyclone activity

  • Changing precipitation patterns

Problems with

  • Water & Food Resources

  • Land & forest degradation

  • Erosion

  • Coastal flooding

  • Climate-induced migrations ...

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