Ms. Que Banh on Nostr: Of the almost 700 million people in #SoutheastAsia, marginalized groups are ...
Of the almost 700 million people in #SoutheastAsia, marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by #ClimateChange, including those who are LGBTQIA+.
With its densely populated areas, coastal zones, and heavy reliance on natural resources, Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change, and extreme weather events are markedly increasing in the region. In particular, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand were ranked number two, four, and nine, respectively, on the #GlobalClimateRiskIndex from 2000 to 2019 by Germanwatch, a nonprofit based in Bonn, Germany. Risk levels are based on countries’ climate fatalities and economic losses.
Despite the compounded risk of #marginalized groups in this region, LGBTQIA+ people have faced more challenges in their #activism and dangers because of it, and are often not included in broader discussions on #ClimateSolutions.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/queer-and-fighting-for-climate-justice-in-southeast-asia/
#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #SouthEastAsia #AsianLGBTQIA #Exclusion #Repression
With its densely populated areas, coastal zones, and heavy reliance on natural resources, Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change, and extreme weather events are markedly increasing in the region. In particular, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand were ranked number two, four, and nine, respectively, on the #GlobalClimateRiskIndex from 2000 to 2019 by Germanwatch, a nonprofit based in Bonn, Germany. Risk levels are based on countries’ climate fatalities and economic losses.
Despite the compounded risk of #marginalized groups in this region, LGBTQIA+ people have faced more challenges in their #activism and dangers because of it, and are often not included in broader discussions on #ClimateSolutions.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/queer-and-fighting-for-climate-justice-in-southeast-asia/
#AsianMastodon #TootSEA #SouthEastAsia #AsianLGBTQIA #Exclusion #Repression