NGO says climate change driving child marriages and teen pregnancies:
The Plan International charity said Monday that global warming has increased the risk of ...
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Plan International reports climate risks linked to child marriageA Plan International report drawing on 5,000 interviews across five countries examines pregnancies, violence and child marriage after climate events.
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- The report draws on interviews with 5,000 girls and young women aged 15 to 24 across five countries.
- One in 10 girls reported an unintended pregnancy after a climate-related event; 33 percent reported more such pregnancies in their community.
- The report says 28 percent witnessed increased violence against women, with the figure reaching 60 percent in Zimbabwe.
- Across 52 countries and three decades, prolonged drought was most consistently associated with rising child-marriage rates, the report says.
Across 52 countries and three decades, prolonged drought emerged as the hazard most consistently associated with rising rates of child marriage and early unions, as families lose harvests, livestock, and income over months and years until marrying a daughter becomes a survival strategy.— Plan International, from the Change Her Forecast report, The State of the World’s Girls 2026
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