Climate justice is gender justice:⠀ ⠀ Women are more likely than men to be affected by climate change, studies show.⠀ ⠀ UN figures indicate that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women.⠀ ⠀ Roles as primary caregivers and providers of food and fuel make them more vulnerable when flooding and drought occur.⠀ ⠀ The 2015 Paris Agreement has made specific provision for the empowerment of women, recognising that they are disproportionately impacted.⠀ ⠀ In central Africa, where up to 90% of Lake Chad has disappeared, nomadic indigenous groups are particularly at risk. As the lake's shoreline recedes, women have to walk much further to collect water.⠀ ⠀ It is not just women in rural areas who are affected. Globally, women are more likely to experience poverty, and to have less socioeconomic power than men. This makes it difficult to recover from disasters which affect infrastructure, jobs and housing.⠀ ⠀ After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, African American women were among the worst affected by flooding in Louisiana. As sea levels rise, low-lying cities like New Orleans will be increasingly at risk.⠀ ⠀ "In New Orleans, there was much higher poverty among the African American population before Katrina," says Jacquelyn Litt, professor of women's and gender studies at Rutgers University.⠀ ⠀ "More than half the poor families in the city were headed by single mothers," she told BBC News.⠀ ⠀ - BBC⠀ ⠀ A #RADNewWorld is one where we tackle climate change
