Studies show that climate change disproportionately affects women. Nearly 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, according to the @UN. https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …
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Worldwide, 70% of those living in poverty are women, which means that they are more dependent on natural resources and face a difficult recovery process from disasters spurred by climate change. https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …
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The Paris Accord recognized that the effects of climate change were not gender neutral, specifically calling for countries to consider gender equity in addressing it. https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …
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