Key points and some retorts by me in parens.

Farmers with small holdings in Africa will be among those most severely affected by global warming, argues a report published this week by the advocacy group Agriculture for Impact. That’s because changes in weather and temperature are expected to reduce crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa, making it more difficult for farmers — many of whom are already poor — to feed their families. And most of those farmers happen to be women: Women make up 45 percent to 80 percent of the food-producing workforce in developing countries, according to the United Nations WomenWatch.(there are now more women farmers than before, unmentioned is how the men are still majority farmers)


Around the world, women and girls are the most likely to be responsible for gathering water and fuel for fires for their families. If climate change makes certain water and wood sources more unreliable, these water- and wood-gatherers will have to walk farther every day, limiting the time they have to perform other tasks, like earn money, learn new skills, or simply rest.(ignore the fact that men who do this job would be affected equally)


Climate change is expected to make food shortages more severe and frequent. That’s especially bad news for women and girls, because in times of shortage, their health is more likely to suffer than their male counterparts’, according to U.N. WomenWatch. Women and girls are often the first to reduce how much they eat, sacrificing their diets for other family members.(their choice to feed their families before themselves is sexist)


Global warming is supposed to make disasters such as floods more severe and frequent. A study of natural disasters that struck between 1981 and 2002 found that, in countries where women don’t have the same social and economic status as men, they’re more likely to die in the aftermath of calamities. A possible reason for the discrepancy: cultural norms that prohibit women from learning to swim, or from visiting relief centers alone, the International Food Policy Research Institute notes.(this i agree with, cultures that prevent education are terrible)