Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people disproportionately, argue researchers ahead of the upcoming 29th United Nations Climate Summit (COP29) in Azerbaijan.
In an article published today inLancet Planetary Health, a team of researchers – including Dr Ronita Bardhan and Dr Ramit Debnath – argue that much more needs to be done to mitigate the impacts of climate change on women, girls and gender-diverse individuals.
Read the article here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(24)00270-5/fulltext
Read the Cambridge University press release: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gender-inequality-ingrained-in-global-climate-negotiations-say-researchers