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Climate crisis: Inequality hotspot study
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- It ranked 87 countries based on the level of climate change threat faced by women working in agricultural sectors.
- India stood 12th on the risk index developed by researchers from six institutes.
- The other Asian countries included Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal, ranking second, fourth, seventh and eighth respectively.
- Agri-food systems encompass production, post-harvest handling and distribution.
- Within African and Asian regions, central, east and southern Africa and west and south Asia were particularly at risk.
- They face the highest climate risks such as droughts, floods or shortened crop-growing season.
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