NEW DELHI Manju Devi suffered in pain for two months last year as she worked on a farm near Delhi, unable to break away from duties that sometimes had her standing for hours in the waist-deep water of a rice paddy, lifting heavy loads in intense heat and spraying pesticides and…
With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls. And they say it s especially necessary where poverty makes those women and girls even more vulnerable. In India, many women are directly exposed to the perils of climate change because they often assume primary roles in agriculture as men migrate to jobs in urban areas. The activists say leaders should secure land rights for women, promote women’s cooperatives and encourage women to lead on developing climate policy.
With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls. And they say it s especially necessary where poverty makes those women and girls even more vulnerable. In India, many women are directly exposed to the perils of climate change because they often assume primary roles in agriculture as men migrate to jobs in urban areas. The activists say leaders should secure land rights for women, promote women’s cooperatives and encourage women to lead on developing climate policy.
Mamta Kumari, a farm worker, takes a brief break between harvesting wheat on a farm in Nanu village in Uttar Pradesh state, India, on Oct. 17, 2023. As the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP is set to convene later this month in Abu Dhabi, experts are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s…