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Climate, health & gender. Staff reporter @FullerProject. Alum @ColumbiaJournMA @ACJIndia. Grantee @pulitzercenter @iwmf @unraf Email: dshetty@fullerproject.org
Feb 28, 2022 10 tweets 6 min read
📢 Scientists of the @IPCC_CH released their latest report today. #Climatechange is causing dangerous & widespread disruption, the report finds. #Gender features prominently and is mainstreamed throughout the report. Here are a few key takeaways:
ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/ Gender worsens the impact of #climatechange, making it harder for women & gender minorities to cope. But even among women, the impact won’t be uniform. Location, poverty, race/ethnicity, religion and age all compound an individual’s vulnerability to #climatechange