Climate Change Announced Increasing Violence Against Women

A new study published recently in The Lancet, one of the most prestigious journals in the world, has revealed a striking relationship between certain factors in our lives. According to research by scientists from Cambridge University Violence against women may increase further with the impact of climate change.

In the new study, which examined the results from a total of 41 different studies, experts focused on women after storms, floods, droughts, heat waves and forest fires. increase in sexual, emotional and physical violence Has detected. Experts stated that in the last two decades, floods have more than doubled, and storms have increased by almost 50%, thus expressing their fears that the situation will worsen.

So how is it that bad weather conditions increase violence against women?

Kim van Daalen, from Cambridge University, shared in his statement that extreme weather events does not directly increase gender-based violenceOn the contrary, he shared that it affects the environmental conditions that lead to violence. These conditions include factors such as economic shock and social instability.

The suggestion made by experts to prevent this situation is directly measures against women is formed. Experts said that solutions such as toilets, bathing areas and shelters that are only for women, girls and minorities should be resorted to. In addition, it was stated that it would be beneficial to provide emergency response teams specially trained in the prevention of gender-based violence.