Governments urged to consider the importance of gender when dealing with climate change issues
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International groups wants gender to be included in the negotiating text ahead of Copenhagen climate change negotiations in December.
Millions of lives will be lost, most of which will be women and children, if governments fail to recognise the importance of gender in the text currently being considered at the UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Bangkok.
These were the words of Cate Owren of the Global Gender Climate Alliance or GGCA during the first day of negotiations.
She said however, empowering communities to deal with the effects of climate change requires resources.
