Gender-themed meetings were held at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change Countermeasures "COP26" in the United Kingdom, and there were a number of opinions that women's voices should be reflected more in the formulation of climate change policies. rice field.

A gender-themed meeting was held at COP26 on the 9th to discuss the impact of climate change on women in developing countries and the support measures needed.



Among them, Fatu Jeng, the representative of an NGO in The Gambia in West Africa, said, "In The Gambia, women are mainly engaged in agriculture, their income is used to support their families, and children go to school. Climate change is a source of income. He emphasized the importance of support from the international community, saying that it has had a great impact and that he wants people to think about those who are left behind.



At the meeting, there were a number of opinions that women's voices should be reflected more in the formulation of climate change policies, and the United States and the United Kingdom contributed to funds to develop female leaders and the damage suffered by women engaged in agriculture. He expressed his cooperation for mitigation.



"We are pleased that each country has announced its support for gender-related climate change measures," said Sharma, Chairman of COP26, and expressed his intention to continue strengthening measures in cooperation with each country. rice field.

Field survey of women affected by climate change

Prior to "COP26", the international NGO "Plan International" conducted a field survey of women affected by climate change in Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa, and recently released a report.



According to this, the number of so-called "child marriages" in which girls under the age of 18 are married is increasing rapidly as a result of the decrease in agricultural income due to repeated droughts and floods and the instability of their lives.



In addition, men's education is prioritized, and women attending school are often forced to drop out for financial reasons.



Jessica Cook, a researcher at Plan International, said, "I want you to listen more to the issue of women being strongly affected by climate change, but men are still the place to make decisions like COP. "I often take the lead," he said, pointing out that it is desirable for women's voices to be more reflected in policies.