A new study recently published in The Lancet, one of the most prestigious journals in the world, revealed a striking relationship between certain factors in our lives. According to the research conducted by scientists from Cambridge University, violence against women may increase with the effect of climate change.
In the new study examining the results from a total of 41 different studies, experts determined that there was an increase in sexual, emotional and physical violence against women after storms, floods, droughts, heat waves and forest fires. Experts stated that in the last two decades, floods have more than doubled, and storms have increased by almost 50%, thus expressing their fears that the situation will worsen.
So how is it that bad weather conditions increase violence against women?
Kim van Daalen from Cambridge University shared that extreme weather events do not directly increase gender-based violence, on the contrary, they affect the environmental conditions that lead to violence. These conditions include factors such as economic shock and social instability.
Experts’ suggestion to prevent this situation consists of measures directly aimed at women. Experts said that solutions such as toilets, bathing areas and shelters that are only for women, girls and minorities should be resorted to. In addition, it was stated that it would be beneficial to provide emergency response teams specially trained in the prevention of gender-based violence.
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