The research follows several international studies showing the connection between extreme weather events and domestic violence.
Tuesday, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2022 identified a link between extreme weather and domestic violence, whilean analysis of more than 40 studies showing "an increase in one or several [gender-based violence] forms during or after extreme events, often related to economic instability, food insecurity, mental stress, disrupted infrastructure, increased exposure to men, tradition, and exacerbated gender inequality.
Evidence for the connection between violence and the effects of the climate emergency is "overwhelming," Terry McGovern of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health told the"Heat waves, floods, climate-induced disasters increase sexual harassment, mental and physical abuse, femicide, [and reduced] economic and educational opportunity and increase the risk of trafficking due to forced migration," McGovern told the newspaper.
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