Violence against women is increasing-why?
Climate change is not only changing the weather pattern, but its deep social effects are also coming to the fore. Recent research shows that climate-related events such as storms, floods and other natural disasters are promoting cases of violence and sexual abuse against women. Along with this, the risk of early marriage is also increasing due to economic insecurity and family pressure. This is not only a serious threat to women's rights, but it is also having a serious impact on their health, education and social status.
Recently research by researchers from the university of london was published in The Lancet Planetary health Journal. This study has revealed that incidents of violence against women are increasing in countries affected by climate change. This research analyses cases of violence by women's partners after different climate-related events, such as hurricanes, landslides and floods. The data in this research includes women from 156 countries between 1993 and 2019 who currently have a partner. This study defines violence by a husband in a marital relationship as physical or sexual violence in the past year.
Apart from this, in the same study, researchers collected climate data from 1920 to 2022 in 190 countries and analysed the relationship between climate events and intimate partner violence, as well as the economic conditions of the countries.
Sarah, a scientist at Simon Fraser university who conducted this research, said, 'When we think about the effects of climate change, we often remember some harsh things. But, there are some hidden consequences of climate change, which are not easily visible or easy to study. These include gender-based violence.
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