Climate Change and Violence against Women and Girls

This fact sheet by UN Women explains the connections between violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change, two of the most pressing global emergencies of our time. Also includes recommendations.

Climate change and slow environmental degradation exacerbate the risks of violence against women and girls due to displacement, resource scarcity and food insecurity and disruption to service provision to survivors.

SOURCE: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women & International Union for Conservation of Nature