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Women Face Climate Crisis: Empowerment and Inequality Rise

3/8/2025

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Women and girls are bearing the brunt of climate change, with the UN revealing that 80% of those displaced are female. In Peru, organizations like Profonanpe are empowering women to adapt to climate challenges, while around the world, calls for gender-responsive climate policies grow louder. Meanwhile, South Sudan grapples with extreme heat, exacerbating inequalities and threatening women's health and livelihoods.

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Story summary

Women and girls are bearing the brunt of climate change, with the UN revealing that 80% of those displaced are female. In Peru, organizations like Profonanpe are empowering women to adapt to climate challenges, while around the world, calls for gender-responsive climate policies grow louder. Meanwhile, South Sudan grapples with extreme heat, exacerbating inequalities and threatening women's health and livelihoods.