5 ways climate change affects women and girls
When climate change leads to climate crisis, it’s usually women and girls that struggle to survive and recover from the aftermath. Here are some of their stories.
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Adori, 13, has to cross flood water to attend school in her village in Bangladesh. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid
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When climate change leads to climate crisis, it’s usually women and girls that struggle to survive and recover from the aftermath. Here are some of their stories.
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Adori, 13, has to cross flood water to attend school in her village in Bangladesh. Photo: Fabeha Monir/ActionAid
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Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of floods, and other natural weather-related events that we are witnessing around the world.
Find out how countries can experience both droughts and floods, how they affect people's resilience and capacity to adapt to disasters, and why there is more flooding in the world.
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Hok is a women's leader in Cambodia, helping her community become more resilient to climate change. Photo: Cindy Liu/ActionAid
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This World Environment Day, we spoke to ActionAid’s Head of Policy and Research for Climate, Sophie Rigg, about climate change and climate justice.
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This International Day of Education, you could help a girl go to school. Photo: Ghouse Basha/ActionAid
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Education is empowering. That’s why, this International Day of Education, we’re championing every girl’s right to education. Find out why so many girls don’t get to go to school - and the incredible benefits of giving girls the opportunity to study.
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Students at the San Juan Villa Nueva School excitedly write their messages to their sponsors in the UK during Action Aid's annual message collection. Photo: ActionAid
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This International Day of the Girl Child, ActionAid is celebrating girls’ right to education. Find out five ways you can join in this year and help empower girls.
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34-year-old Robaba is washing her children's hands and training them in washing techniques. Photo: Mubaraka Hussaini/ActionAid
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ActionAid's child sponsorship officers who work with children and local communities around the world discuss how Ramadan is different during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how child sponsorship this month and beyond help children and their families.
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