Inclusion

This report describes the current state of affairs for women and adolescent girls. It outlines that when a crisis strikes, women and girls are disproportionately disadvantaged in that they are at a heightened risk of sexually transmitted infections

Natural disasters affect an estimated 26 million women and girls, leaving many of them vulnerable to sexual violence or in need of critical basic services like maternal healthcare and contraception. UNFPA estimated that there were approximately 126,000 pregnant women in Nepal at the time of the April earthquake. Many gave birth without assistance from a skilled health worker, making complications even more dangerous during childbirth...

Caritas Palo Director Fr. Al Cris Badana emphasized the importance of the involvement of the communities in addressing climate change and disaster risks knowing the impact of super typhoon Yolanda that wrought havoc to the people in areas affected.

Oxfam says governments and donors could be acting now to help people cope with drought or flooding, for example by conserving soil and water, reducing livestock, and ensuring the early treatment of malnutrition. A recent study by the UK government’s department for international development found that on average these kinds of measures cut the cost of responding to an emergency by 40 per cent per person...

UNHCR has predicted that events linked to climate change such as droughts, floods and storms, will become the biggest driver of population displacements, both inside and across national borders, within the not too distant future.

Already subject to volatility of global coffee markets, farmers face a second blow from climate change. The industry has a part to play in reversing climate change. Sustainable sourcing can help to enhance productivity and improve producer livelihoods while helping to slow the crop’s effects on climate change by addressing deforestation associated with agricultural expansion...

This report sets out the risks to food security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from climate change, and how these vulnerabilities interact with other key trends and sources of risk, including population growth, urbanisation, and conflict.

Foc

This report argues that children should be a focus of efforts to address climate change and play an active part in the decisions that shape their present and future. The report calls on governments to commit to 6 priority actions in the implementation of