The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change Displacement of people is one of the impacts of climate change Climate change has numerous debilitating impacts that are not evenly distributed across the globe. Low-income communities, Indigenous peoples, women, residents of developing nations, and other vulnerable populations bear the brunt of climate impacts despite contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions. This disparity underscores the inherent injustice of the climate crisis and the urgency of responding to these disproportionate impacts through and with equitable solutions. This section studies how climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable and marginalized populations. It examines regional disparities, urban-rural inequalities, and the intersecting vulnerabilities of specific groups. Regional Disparities in Climate Vulnerability Climate change affects all regions of the world, but the severity of its impacts varies greatly depending on ...
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