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Why women are more vulnerable

Women's vulnerability to climate change stems from a number of factors -- social, economic, and cultural.

Seventy percent of the 1.3 billion people living in conditions of poverty are women. In urban areas, 40 percent of the poorest households are headed by women. Women predominate in the world's food production (50-80 percent), but they own less than 10 percent of the land.

Women represent a high percentage of poor communities that are highly dependent on local natural resources...

Both women and men working in natural resource sectors, such as agriculture, are likely to be affected by climate change. However, the impact is not the same and women's vulnerability stems from a number of factors -- social, economic, and cultural.

Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century.

Women are increasingly...

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