CLIMATE CHANGE is tied in with wayward development and even gender injustice, representatives of communities on every continent affected by adverse climate phenomena said in Bangkok yesterday. The speakers described their bitter suffering due to environmental and social problems stemming from climate change and discussed suggestions to be made at the climate conference. Speakers stressed that the issues of climate change was interrelated with the oppression of women and competition over land and natural resources resulting from irresponsible development. Mela Chiponda, a gender and environmental activist representing the group WoMin Zimbabwe, said climate change could not be discussed separately from gender inequality and social injustice. The Global Climate Risk Index developed by Germanwatch ranked Zimbabwe second among countries most affected by climate disasters in 2016.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 06, 2018 18:00 UTC