Scant evidence exists to identify the effects of the pandemic on migrant women and the unique barriers on employment they endure.

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Vulnerabilities of men and women to adverse health effects due to weather variability and climate change are not equal. Uganda was among the countries in the world most affected by extreme weather events during the last decade.

There is a gender wage gap (men earning more than women) in labour market of most countries, to varying degrees, is widely recognised in relevant literature.

Globalization and changing climates are aggravating the occurrence and impacts of transboundary pests, and driving the emergence of new threats.

Women’s empowerment is often an important goal of development interventions.

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The economic crisis and food and health system disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to exacerbate undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Background: Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is a major global priority.

Climate change will likely affect several of the dimensions that determine people’s food security status in Bangladesh, from crop production to the availability and accessibility of food products.

A vast majority of the relief and rehabilitation packages announced in the months following the nationwide lockdown in India have focused on economic rehabilitation.