United Nations Development Programme: Why climate change change fuels violence against women

A surprising result from a new qualitative study on climate change shows that the way climate change is affecting daily life is leading to increased risks of violence against women. In Uganda, for example, a few of the major effects are longer droughts and more challenges faced when growing crops. Girls and women are almost always the ones physically collecting water. When they have to use more time and energy to collect the same amount of water, they may be physically weakened and more vulnerable to violence, have less time to attend school, or may not be able to fulfil other household duties which men may responded to with violence.

To read the full article by Anik Gervers, Tina Musuya, and Paul Bukuluki and posted in the United Nations Development Programme blog, click here.