It has been reported that, globally, women are 14 times more 8 likely than men to die in a climate change related disaster 4 Disability - Office for National Statistics 5 Julia Watts Belser (2019) ‘Disabled People Cannot Be “Expected Losses” in the Climate Crisis. 6 Scotland’s Ethnic Minorities face overcrowding, poverty and unemployment, says equality and human rights body | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com) 7 Opportunity/Challenge 8: Ensure that policies, action and spend necessary to mitigate and adapt to the global impacts of climate change deliver a just transition for people in Scotland - Resource Spending Review: Equality and Fairer Scotland Statement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) 8 Women are hit hardest in disasters, so why are responses too often gender-blind? | United Nations Development Programme...