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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Mischa Anouk Smith

Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis—they’re also leading the fight to solve it

Why the climate crisis is a women’s rights crisis .

By 2050, the climate crisis is set to push 158 million more women and girls into poverty and leave 232 million struggling with food insecurity, according to UN projections. Climate disasters are fuelling gender-based violence, forced marriages, and threats to sexual and reproductive health.

Amelia Whitworth, Head of Policy, Campaigns & Youth at Plan International UK explains why addressing the toll on women’s rights and gender-based violence is essential to fully grasping the sweeping dangers of climate change and shares the story of two young women leading the fight against it.

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