Pollution, desertification and women’s rights linked
Pollution and desertification have a disproportionate impact on women and children, the Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) argued, as new figures ranked Jordan as the 10th most polluted country in the world.
The Kingdom is the 10th most polluted country globally (among 115 countries ranked) and the second most polluted in the Arab world, a SIGI statement released on Tuesday said.
Citing the Numbeo.com website, SIGI said that Jordan received 85.73 points regarding environmental pollution, while Egypt received 88.88 points. Libya received the best ranking among Arab countries and the 84th rank globally with 45.30 points.
The statement was issued on the occasion of World Environment Day, marked annually on June 5, in accordance with UN resolution 2994/27.
"Women have an “important and vital role to play” in dealing with desertification, yet they are negatively affected by the increasing amount of lands facing this form of environmental degradation."
(SIGI)
Read the full article via The Jordan Times.
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