SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, Asia Pacific Region – Janine Cruzet runs a women’s disability rights group in the Philippines, one of many low-lying island nations that are home to some 65 million people at the forefront of the global climate crisis.
Women and girls are paying a heavy toll in the face of climate change – one that is heavier still for people living with disabilities. Speaking of her friend Emily who has a visual impairment, Ms. Cruzet explained, “When a typhoon approaches town, the evacuation…
