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    Climate change and environmental degradation exacerbate violence against women and girls through factors like displacement, resource scarcity, and disruption of services. Between 2016-2019, 1,698 acts of violence were recorded against women environmental human rights defenders in Mexico and Central America. Limiting violence is critical to effective climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. The document calls for enabling policies, cross-sectoral partnerships, and data to understand these links and prevent further violence.

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    Climate change and environmental degradation exacerbate violence against women and girls through factors like displacement, resource scarcity, and disruption of services. Between 2016-2019, 1,698 acts of violence were recorded against women environmental human rights defenders in Mexico and Central America. Limiting violence is critical to effective climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. The document calls for enabling policies, cross-sectoral partnerships, and data to understand these links and prevent further violence.

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    Infographic Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in The Context of Climate Change en

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    Climate change and environmental degradation exacerbate violence against women and girls through factors like displacement, resource scarcity, and disruption of services. Between 2016-2019, 1,698 acts of violence were recorded against women environmental human rights defenders in Mexico and Central America. Limiting violence is critical to effective climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. The document calls for enabling policies, cross-sectoral partnerships, and data to understand these links and prevent further violence.

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    Climate change and Women environmental human rights defenders (WEHRDs)

    experience threats and violence as they strive to defend natural

    violence against women


    resources and their territories. Indigenous women are at greater risk
    because of the intersection of sexism, discrimination, and racism.

    and girls
    Between 2016 & 2019,

    1,698 acts of violence


    were recorded in Mexico and Central America
    Violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change are two of against women environmental human rights defenders.
    the most pressing global emergencies of our time.
    VAWG limits women’s participation, leadership and agency which
    is critical for effective climate change mitigation, adaptation and
    Globally, VAWG affects resilience-building efforts.

    1 in 3 women
    in their lifetime.
    Recommendations:

    Climate change and slow environmental degradation exacerbate the risks of


    violence against women and girls due to displacement, resource scarcity and Create an enabling Promote strategic Generate data to
    food insecurity and disruption to service provision to survivors. policy environment for cross-sectoral understand the
    the elimination of partnerships impact of climate
    VAWG in the context across the climate change on VAWG
    In Puerto Rico, Following Hurricane Katrina, of climate change. change and EVAW and risk factors.
    following hurricane Maria in 2017, the rate of rape among sectors.
    there was a 62 per women displaced to trailer
    cent increase in requests for parks rose 53.6 times the
    survivor-related services baseline rate in Mississippi for
    that year.
    Increase investment in flexible Prevent violence against
    In Ethiopia there was an Nepal witnessed an increase in and adaptive approaches to women environmental human
    increase in girls sold into early trafficking from an estimated VAWG prevention and response, rights defenders and ensure
    marriage in exchange for 3,000-5,000 annually in 1990 to prioritizing funding for women’s perpetrators are held to
    livestock to help families cope 12,000-20,000 per year after rights and civil society account.
    with the impacts of prolonged the earthquake. organizations.
    droughts.

    Please see the Tackling VAWG in the context of climate change policy brief for references.

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