Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Women in India

In the twenty first century, climate change is one of the biggest global challenges.People who are already experiencing exclusion and discrimination go through the climate change and its impact on an extreme uneven manner.Climate change affect everyone differently and women will be the worst affected.The rural women get affected the most, as 80% of them engage in agriculture and are poor, they need to secure firewood, water and even day to day food for their families.According to United Nations, women will be subjected to more inequalities, gender-based violence and climate change increase their vulnerabilities.In this study the researcher attempts to discuss the impact of climate change on women especially the rural women in India.Further this study analyses the efforts taken by the country to address climate change effects.The crisis of Climate change and its impact need to be addressed through the lens of universal human rights.