Impact Globally: Women Building Resilient Cities in the Context of Climate Change

An article written on the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security website

Lessons from Freetown, Sierra Leone

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2242 recognized climate change as an important consideration for the peace and security of women and girls. Women – marginalized in economic, political, and social spheres in many contexts – have even fewer available resources to cope with climate-related disasters as they face unique and often disproportionate risks...

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Authored By: Molly Kellogg - Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security