Climate change: How is it affecting girls’ education?

Nov 16, 2021

this girl is writing on a chalkboard in a classroom in a developing country

'The climate crisis intersects with another crisis: interrupted education and widening inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic.' Image: UNSPLASH/Nikhita S

Dr Catherine Porter

Director, Young Lives

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