Shakila Islam, a 28-year-old student at Jahangirnagar University, recalls the terrifying night in 2007 when, at the age of 12, she huddled with her family in
Women's voices, responsibilities and knowledge on environment, and the challenges they face need to be central to the adaptive response to a rapidly changing climate, rights activists said recently. They said climate change is disproportionately affecting women and girls.