Climate change hits women’s health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28
By UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India
NEW DELHI (AP) — With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls. And they say it’s especially necessary where poverty makes those women and girls even more vulnerable. In India, many women are directly exposed to the perils of climate change because they often assume primary roles in agriculture as men migrate to jobs in urban areas. The activists say leaders should secure land rights for women, promote women’s cooperatives and encourage women to lead on developing climate policy.
