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Climate change hits women's health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28

With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls.
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Mary Pipher: Grandmothers of the world, unite

What leads us to rock the babies and volunteer for Meals on Wheels leads us to care for the earth.
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Women entrepreneurs in Africa face more climate risks than their male peers

The world’s climate is changing. All of us will ultimately be affected by climatic shifts – but some will be hit harder than others.

An intimate look at Mexico's Indigenous Seri people

An intimate look at Mexico's Indigenous Seri people

The identity of the Seri is integrally tied to their natural environment, which in recent years has been susceptible to an increasing number of existential threats.
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Facing disastrous floods, they turned to mangrove trees for protection

In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters.
A growing force in the climate movement: Moms

A growing force in the climate movement: Moms

Activists are deploying the moral authority of mothers to push for climate action. Their protests must steer clear of nap time.
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‘America is back' Pelosi says at Glasgow climate talks

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among a group of Democratic lawmakers who traveled with Ms. Pelosi to barnstorm the COP26 climate summit.
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