2b. A UN paper (shorturl.at/huBFK) found that “the likelihood of violence related to the use of, access to, and control over natural resources, may increase particularly in the context of scarcity, environmental pressures and climate change threats”.

2a. With the intensification of climate breakdown, women also experience increased mental and physical abuse. A 2020 @careintuk Report found that “all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls spike during disaster and conflict”.

1a. The climate crisis disproportionately impacts women, especially those within marginalised or vulnerable communities. Of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty worldwide, 70% are women who are most affected by extreme weather events like floods, droughts and forest fires.