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Gender and Climate Change in Sri Lanka

Gender and Climate Change in Sri Lanka
Gender and Climate Change in Sri Lanka

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Number of pages

15

Author

SLYCAN Trust, UNFPA, Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka and UNDP

Publication

Gender and Climate Change in Sri Lanka

Publication date

08 April 2024

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Climate change affects and impacts human lives and livelihoods in myriad ways. Extreme weather events, longterm processes, and compound or covariate risks already pose severe threats and are projected to increase further over the coming years. However, while climate change is one of the interlinked issues of the "triple planetary crisis" impacting everyone, intersectional vulnerabilities put certain groups and communities at a heightened risk.