Heat, Hunger & Harm: How the Climate Crisis Deepens Gender Inequality and Violence

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Interesting Article from Disasters News:

Heat, Hunger & Harm: How the Climate Crisis Deepens Gender Ineq...

Key Data:

• 93.1 million people were affected by weather disasters in 2023.
• 423 million women experienced IPV that same year.
• A 28% rise in femicide was reported during heatwaves.
• In Sub-Saharan Africa, IPV could jump from 48 million (2015) to 140 million by 2060 under a 4°C warming scenario.
• Limiting warming to 1.5°C could lower IPV cases from 24% to 14% by 2060.