UN report points to central role women play in efforts to fight climate change
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 18 November 2009 - Climate change strikes it fiercest blow against the poorest, most vulnerable people around the world, according to a United Nations report released today, urging policymakers to heed the role of women who make up the majority of the poor in combating climate change. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report warned that the poor depend more on agriculture for their livelihoods, risking hunger and loss of income when droughts strike, rains become unpredictable and hurricanes move with unprecedented force. For press release: http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2009/091118_UNFPA.doc.htm For more information: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32982&Cr=landmine&Cr1=
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