Land, ecosystem and urban transitions to climate resilient development need to address gender and other social inequities to meet sustainability and equity goals, otherwise, marginalised groups may continue to be excluded from climate change adaptation. In the water sector, increasing floods and droughts and diminishing groundwater and runoff have gendered effects on both production systems and domestic use . Climate change is reducing the quantity and quality of safe water available in many regions of the world and increasing domestic water management responsibilities . In regions with poor drinking water infrastructure, it is forcing, primarily women and girls, to walk long distances to access water, and limiting time available for other activities, including education and income generation . Water insecurity and the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene  infrastructure have resulted in psychosocial distress and gender-based violence, as well as poor maternal and child health and nutrition   . Climate-related extreme events also affect women's health-by increasing the risk of maternal and infant mortality, disrupting access to family planning and prevention of mother to child transmission regimens for human immunodeficiency virus  positive pregnant women  . Women and the elderly are also disproportionately affected by heat events .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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