(Posts tagged Child Marriage and Gender-Based Violence)
A new report points to floods, droughts, storms, and extreme heat as risk factors for gender-based violence, child marriage, and unintended pregnancy among girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries. Plan Intnl. CEO Reena Ghelani has a message for those in high-income countries too.
CG spoke with advocates in Washington State and Hawai'i about the impacts of fires and floods on DV survivors and what's needed to stand up for them — from personalized solutions to direct cash assistance and the integration of violence prevention into emergency response that could become U.S. law.
Olubusayo Ruth Akinola — Head of the Social Welfare, Drug Control, and Crime Prevention Division of the Union — exchanged emails with CG following the release of a new report from the African Union.
"Our research reveals an encouraging finding: Social safety net programs can substantially buffer households against climate-induced violence," Leah Lakdawala told CG about her team's study on impacts in the Peruvian Highlands.
