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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
UN report: women hit hardest by climate change
2009-11-20
How much money do we send these clowns again?
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Women and minorities, especially those living in developing countries, are burdened with the impact of climate change, which is often overshadowed by targets and pledges made by world leaders, said a new report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched here on Wednesday.
But the men get off scot-free
Aimed at highlighting the gap between the rich and poor and the inequities between women and men, the report, titled "The State of World Population 2009," links the relationship of population dynamics, reproductive health, and climate change in the face of unpredictable weather events.
Bad weather kills people. Please send me money.
"Women and minorities in poor countries are among the hardest hit by climate change -- mainly because, they're more likely than men to live in poverty and therefore more likely to lack the resources to cope with the effects of climate change," said Editor Richard Kollodge at the launch of the report at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Breaking news- poor people suffer more when bad things happen.
The report said that since women play a larger role in the agricultural work force, where in the case of drought or heavy rainfall, women are then left to fend even harder to obtain water, food and energy for their homes.

Therefore, they become more vulnerable, it said.
Q.E.D.
Posted by:Free Radical

#3  in the face of unpredictable weather events

Of course, pre-AGW the weather was predictable weeks, even years in advance.
Posted by: phil_b   2009-11-20 12:10  

#2  "Meteor threatens world with imminent destruction! Women, children and minorities hardest hit!"
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-11-20 08:53  

#1  Given that spermatozoids die at 37C, thanks to Climate change women will be able to save gobs of moneys on the pill not to mention health problems derived from its use.

Now where is my zillion of pre-Obama dollars?
Posted by: JFM   2009-11-20 08:22  

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