The Scoring Intersection: Heatwaves, Gender, and India's Marginalised Community

May 21, 2024 | Sahil Pradhan
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As the Earth’s temperature continues to rise, the impacts of extreme heat are far from gender-neutral. Women, transgender individuals, and other gender minorities bear a disproportionate brunt of this intensifying crisis, facing heightened risks to their health, livelihoods, and safety. In India, the intersection of gender inequalities and climate change is particularly stark, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities and threatening to reverse decades of hard-won progress.