How climate change may lead to an increase in violence against women

The statement asserts that climate change exacerbates poverty, resource scarcity, and instability, which in turn increases the risk of violence against women. It also notes that women leading environmental protests against projects like fracking and mega-dams face persecution and harassment.

• Climate change functions as a 'threat multiplier' by worsening conditions such as crop failure, flooding, and the loss of livelihoods, which creates social and political instability and increases the risk of violence against women.
• Resource scarcity caused by the climate crisis forces women to travel further to secure food, water, and fuel, often in isolated or poorly-lit areas, which increases their vulnerability to violence.
• Women acting as environmental defenders against dirty energy projects face government persecution, corporate harassment, and threats. Examples include Berta Cáceres in Honduras facing detention and trials related to her resistance to a mega-dam, and women being violently arrested for protesting shale gas in Pungeşti, Romania.

APA

admin (2014). How climate change may lead to an increase in violence against women. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/how-climate-change-may-lead-to-an-increase-in-violence-against-women/

Chicago

admin. How climate change may lead to an increase in violence against women. Friends of the Earth International, 2014. https://www.foei.org/how-climate-change-may-lead-to-an-increase-in-violence-against-women/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=How climate change may lead to an increase in violence against women |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=25 November 2014 |url=https://www.foei.org/how-climate-change-may-lead-to-an-increase-in-violence-against-women/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2014how, author = {admin}, title = {{How climate change may lead to an increase in violence against women}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/how-climate-change-may-lead-to-an-increase-in-violence-against-women/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }