Changes in temperature and weather patterns are increasing the frequency, intensity, and variability of climate-related hazards including droughts, flooding, cyclones/typhoons, heatwaves and wildfires. Climate variability can produce both acute and long-term disruptions to social, economic, political and geophysical systems. Emerging body of research indicates that climate-related stressors such as severe weather conditions and food insecurity may increase the risk of gender-based violence (GBV), particularly violence against women and girls. The conditions under which climate variability influence different forms of GBV, and the mechanisms through which these effects occur, remain insufficiently examined and understood.
To what extent does variation across climate variability, extreme climate events, timeframes (pre-, during, and post-event), and population groups, have the greatest impacts on fueling or exacerbating GBV? Further, there is limited evidence on how climate-related violence risks differ for internally displaced persons, Indigenous populations, and sexual and gender minorities, or how structural factors such as governance quality, social protection, and access to resources may moderate these risks. Finally, how best to address the methodological and ethical challenges associated with measuring gender-based violence with in crisis-affected settings and with climate-impacted populations.
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