When the Climate Crisis Turns into a Gender Crisis: Rethinking International Law to Address Gender-Based Violence Caused by Climate Change
INTRODUCTION: The link between climate change and gender-based violence (GBV) is a growing global concern. A 2025 UN Spotlight Initiative report states that a 1 °C increase in temperature correlates to a 4.7 percent increase in intimate partner violence that raises a warning flag that climate change can act as a "threat multiplier" for abuse against women and girls. Environmental catastrophes, homelessness, loss of income, and breakdown of infrastructure increase women's vulnerability to...
