The Power of Change Activists: SAP x ChangemakerXchang
SAP News, January 20th, 2023
Young people are the group that will be most impacted by the progressing climate crisis. Within that group, women and girls are most susceptible to its devastating impacts.
Additionally, 70% of the over 1 billion people living in poverty are women, who are often tasked with the responsibility of securing water and food for their homes. Increases in extreme weather patterns have meant unreliable crops and more effort needed to provide for those reliant on them. A disproportionate household burden, coupled with a lack of decision-making responsibility based on many long-standing societal norms, means that women are among the most vulnerable to climate change