"If you take away land from women in the rural areas, you
take away their livelihoods; you take away the very thing that they
identify with. We fight. Because we have nothing else to
lose." - Zimbabwean activist Melania Chiponda
Warmer temperatures, increased droughts, loss of species, severe
storms, food scarcity, health risks, poverty and forced
displacement of vulnerable people have been increasing and are
often directly linked to climate change.
It's also becoming increasingly apparent that the impacts of
climate change are not the same for men and women. Women,
particularly in the developing world and in rural areas, are more
vulnerable than their male counterparts. They are more likely to
live in poverty conditions, and, although they predominate the
world's food production, they own less than 10% of the world's land. They
are also more reliant on the land and natural resources for their
livelihood and they have less access to resources such as
