Women aren’t 14 times more likely to die in disasters – inequality is the real killer

Women often do face bigger climate risks but not because they are inherently more vulnerable – they are held back by social barriers we can tackle
Scientists are now able to directly attribute extreme events, such as this flooding event in Bangladesh in 2019, to climate change (Photo: UNWomenAsia/Flickr)

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