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UN WomenWatch: The UN Internet Gateway on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Fact Sheet Women, Gender Equality and climate change Detrimental effects of climate change can be felt in the short-term through natural hazards, such as landslides, floods and hurricanes; and in the long-term, through more gradual deg- radation of the environment. The adverse ef- fects of these events are already felt in many areas, including in relation to, inter alia, ag- riculture and food security; biodiversity and ecosystems; water resources; human health;. human settlements and migration patterns;. and energy, transport and industry.
are engaged in agricultural work.4 In the context of climate change, traditional food sources become more unpredictable and scarce. Women face loss of income as well as harvests—often their sole sources of food and income.
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