Research reveals that increased disasters caused by climate change are linked to increased violence against women
Climate change and the associated increase in disasters cause environmental destruction and economic damage. A new study conducted by a British research team has revealed that the increase in disasters caused by climate change is associated with an increase in violence against women by intimate partners.
The impact of environmental shocks due to climate change on intimate partner violence: A structural equation model of data from 156 countries | PLOS Climate
Severe climate change may increase violence against women - News
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/psychology/severe-climate-change-may-increase-violence-against-women/
Storms, floods, landslides associated with intimate partner violence against women two years later | ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241002154030.htm
Climate change linked to increased violence against women - Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/climate-change-linked-to-increased-violence-against-women/
Previous studies have shown that global warming may increase the number of deaths from traffic accidents and violent crimes, and that worsening air pollution is associated with an increase in violent crime , suggesting that climate change will affect people's behavior.
A new study by a research team from University College London and the University of Exeter looked at the association between various disasters and intimate partner violence against women.
The research team estimated the incidence of intimate partner violence against women from 363 surveys conducted in 156 countries around the world between 1993 and 2019. They also compared the data with data on eight types of disasters that occurred in 190 countries around the world between 1920 and 2022 to examine the association between violence against women and disasters. The disasters examined in this study were earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, extreme temperatures, droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires.
The analysis found that intimate partner violence against women was strongly associated with disaster types such as storms, landslides, and floods, and that violence against women was more likely to occur within two years of these disasters.
Other disasters, such as earthquakes and wildfires, did not show a clear association with intimate partner violence, and countries with higher
Geneviève Manel , a professor of social sciences at University College London and lead author of the new study, said disasters may trigger factors that escalate violence, such as increased stress, food insecurity, undermined social services and poorly functioning disaster relief shelters, which could lead to more violence against women.
'This study shows the relationship between climate change and violence against women, and suggests that climate change is exacerbating the massive challenge of violence against women,' said Andrew Gibbs , a social psychologist at the University of Exeter and co-author of the paper. He argued that future climate change efforts should consider integrating prevention of violence against women into their response.
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