The lack of gender diversity in national delegations at the climate talks and the failure of the COPs to focus on women’s issues, even though women suffer more from the impacts of climate change, have been well documented.

Research shows women’s health, especially that of pregnant women, is particularly affected by diseases that are becoming more prevalent as the world warms; how girls in particular suffer from drought if they are responsible for walking ever further to fetch water at greater risk of attack and even rape; and since women are often responsible for feeding their family, they are on the frontline when harvests fail.

Read more at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariamendiluce/2024/01/10/the-pope-is-right-we-need-more-women-leaders/?sh=30e7a43c36bf