Millions of Rural Working Women in Egypt at Risk from Climate Change

Source: Middle East Institute
Author(s): Amal Kandeel

Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/millions-rural-working-women-egypt-risk-climate-change

The impacts of climate change on Egypt’s agriculture are likely to be substantial, and will affect the millions of Egyptian women reliant on this economic activity for their livelihoods. The agricultural sector employs a large percentage of Egypt’s working women, a sector known for its low and unstable earnings. Millions of rural Egyptian women working in agriculture already suffer from poverty, and climate change will make matters worse….

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