Climate change can impact poor women’s health, September 8, 2013, The Hindu

As the threat of climate change slowly becomes a reality, poor women will be the largest social group to feel the heat.

Though the impact, in the form of severe droughts, heavy rains and flooding, is not limited to any particular group, what causes more concern is the additional burden it brings upon poor women in rural areas. The issue for them could start with longer trudges in search of water, something that eventually could impact their health.

The impact on poor, rural women was highlighted by Nagraj Adve of India Climate Justice Network, a collective of social movements, trade unions and like-minded individuals, at a panel discussion on climate change here on Saturday.

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