The climate emergency is a multiplier of disadvantage. If you’re marginalised in society for any reason, there’s a strong change that you face a greater risk from climate change. That includes people with disabilities and the elderly. Women face a variety of specific vulnerabilities, depending on where you are in the world. Class and caste differences will matter, and nomadic people groups face specific risks.
Perhaps the biggest difference in outcomes is the racial one, and the fact that th...
Published on June 08, 2021 05:00