Impact Of Global Climate Change On Women's Health: An Overview
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Department of Public Administration University of Uyo, Uyo
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Global climate change is a topical issue in multidisciplinary discourse. Specifically, the
vulnerabilities and health risk posed by climate change to the health of women have been a
major concern. This paper presents a descriptive analysis, utilizing secondary data, to examine
the link between climate change and the health of women. The study finds that climate change
affects women more than men. More so, vulnerabilities of women to the numerous life·
threatening effects of climate change have been exacerbated by the insensitive nature of most
climate change response programmes and policies. The study concludes that solving the health
implications of climate change on women goes beyond drafting a special protocol or framework
protecting women. Rather, there is need for collective effort of all concerned to act responsibly
towards the environment. Therefore, the study recommends among others, the need to create
knowledge based jobs for women as a way of ameliorating the impact of climate change on the
health of women.
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JA Political science (General)