Tonga demonstrates its efforts for the centrality of Gender and Protection in climate action

10 November 2017, UNFCCC COP23, Bonn, Germany – Reducing the risks from climate change and disasters would be futile if it does not reduce the risks to those who are most disproportionately impacted.

“Climate change and disasters threaten core human rights and prioritizing those most impacted by disasters and climate change must be the priority of all decision makers,” said the Hon. Mereseini Vuniwaqa, the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation for the Fijian Government.

She added, “as such gender and ‘protection’ must be central to any activity which relates to climate change and/or disasters.”

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Source: Government of Tonga