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Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged

(Context, 9 Apr 2024) The loss and damage fund's success hinges on women's participation and recognising their uneven climate burden, rights groups say.

At home on a flood-prone island in northern Bangladesh, Mosammat Shahina and her family take refuge from frequent inundations on a boat, causing upheaval that adds to her domestic workload.

"I have to try my best to get food for the family as we float on water, and attend to my children who get sick during these disasters," the 32-year-old told Context by phone.

As officials race to set up the new U.N. climate loss and damage fund and start allocating aid, rights groups say they must take into account the uneven burden shouldered by women like Shahina in hard-hit Global South nations.

Without that, they say the fund agreed at the COP28 climate summit in November will struggle to achieve its aim of helping communities repair damage, recover from losses, and become more resilient to disasters.

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