No Girls Allowed! U.N. Excludes Women From Climate Decision-Making
source: http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/gender-bias-in-climate/
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Despite ongoing scientific research that claims humans are at least partly to blame for the accelerated climate change we've seen over the past few years, there still isn't any consensus about either the cause or the proper way to deal with it.
Regardless of what politicians and diplomats might think about climate change, its consequences are a reality for those around the world already dealing with the effects of a fluctuating planet- and some more profoundly than others.
An Australian news source recently looked at research conducted by the United Nations, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization and the University of London. The research showed that natural disasters, drought, famine and poverty all have a profound effect on women. Because these situations are also all influenced by climate change, a warmer world may exacerbate global gender inequalities (Inhabitat).
This is an unfortunate conclusion, especially since women are suspiciously absent from the international group commissioned by the UN to investigate potential sources of revenue to support developing countries in their efforts to cope with the impacts of climate change and the shift to low-carbon development pathways.
Keep reading: http://ow.ly/1ns8d
Regardless of what politicians and diplomats might think about climate change, its consequences are a reality for those around the world already dealing with the effects of a fluctuating planet- and some more profoundly than others.
An Australian news source recently looked at research conducted by the United Nations, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization and the University of London. The research showed that natural disasters, drought, famine and poverty all have a profound effect on women. Because these situations are also all influenced by climate change, a warmer world may exacerbate global gender inequalities (Inhabitat).
This is an unfortunate conclusion, especially since women are suspiciously absent from the international group commissioned by the UN to investigate potential sources of revenue to support developing countries in their efforts to cope with the impacts of climate change and the shift to low-carbon development pathways.
Keep reading: http://ow.ly/1ns8d
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