,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#bf1 #bjac ,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for
 herself1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mrs4 ,capps1  
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mrs4        
,christensen1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,honda1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4
 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and ,ms4  
,speier7 submitted the following        
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,concurrent ,,resolution
  ,recognizing the disparate impact of  
climate change on women and the efforts 
of women globally to address climate    
change4  ,whereas women in the ,united  
,states and around the world are the    
linchpin of families and communities and
 are often the first to feel the        
immediate and adverse effects of social1
 environmental1 and economic stresses on
 their families and communities2        
,whereas the ,united ,nations has       

recognized1 as one of the central       
organizing principles for its work1 that
 no enduring solution to society's most 
threatening social1 economic and        
political problems can be found without 
the full participation1 and the full    
empowerment1 of the world's women2      
,whereas the ,united ,nations           
,development ,programme #bjac ,human    
,development ,report has found that the 
number of people living in extreme      
poverty could increase by up to         
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjej unless          
environmental disasters are averted by  
coordinated global action2 ,whereas     
climate change is already forcing       
vulnerable communities in developing    
countries to face unprecedented climate 
stress1 including water scarcity and    
drought1 severe weather events and      
floods1 which can lead to reduced       
agricultural productivity1 food         
insecurity1 and increased disease2      
,whereas climate change exacerbates     
issues of scarcity and lack of          

accessibility to primary natural        
resources1 forest resources1 and arable 
land for food production1 thereby       
contributing to increased conflict and  
instability1 as well as the workload and
 stresses on women farmers1 who are     
estimated to produce #fj to #hj percent 
of the food in most developing          
countries2 ,whereas women will          
disproportionately face harmful impacts 
from climate change1 particularly in    
poor and developing nations where women 
regularly assume increased              
responsibility for growing the family's 
food and collecting water1 fuel1 and    
other resources2 ,whereas epidemics1    
such as malaria1 are expected to worsen 
and spread due to variations in climate1
 putting women and children without     
access to prevention and medical        
services at risk2 ,whereas food insecure
 women with limited socioeconomic       
resources may be vulnerable to          
situations such as sex work1            
transactional sex1 and early marriage   

that put them at risk for ,,hiv1        
,s,t,is1 unplanned pregnancy1 and poor  
reproductive health2 ,whereas conflict  
has a disproportionate impact on the    
most vulnerable populations including   
women1 and is fueled in the world's     
poorest regions by harsher climate1     
leading to migration1 refugee crises1   
and conflicts over scarce natural       
resources including land and water2     
,whereas it is predicted that climate   
change will lead to increasing frequency
 and intensity of extreme weather       
conditions1 precipitating the occurrence
 of natural disasters around the globe2 
,whereas the direct and indirect effects
 of climate change have a               
disproportionate impact on marginalized 
women such as refugee and displaced     
persons1 sexual minorities1 religious or
 ethnic minorities1 adolescent girls1   
and women and girls with disabilities   
and those who are ,,hiv positive2       
,whereas the relocation and death of    
women1 and especially mothers1 as a     

result of climate-related disasters     
often has devastating impacts on social 
support networks1 family ties1 and the  
coping capacity of families and         
communities2 ,whereas women in the      
,united ,states are also particularly   
affected by climate-related disasters1  
as evidenced in the wake of ,hurricane  
,katrina in the ,gulf ,coast region1    
which displaced over #hc percent of     
low-income1 single mothers2 ,whereas the
 ability of women to adapt to climate   
change is constrained by a lack of      
economic freedoms1 property and         
inheritance rights1 as well as access to
 financial resources1 education1 family 
planning and reproductive health1 and   
new tools1 equipment1 and technology2   
,whereas1 despite a unique capacity and 
knowledge to promote and provide for    
adaptation to climate change1 women     
often have insufficient resources to    
undertake such adaptation2 ,whereas     
women are shown to have a multiplier    
effect by using their income and        

resources1 when given the necessary     
tools1 to increase the well being of    
their children and families1 and thus   
play a critical role in reducing food   
insecurity1 poverty1 and socioeconomic  
effects of climate change2 and ,whereas 
women are often underrepresented in the 
development and formulation of policy   
regarding adaptation to climate change1 
even though they are often in the best  
position to provide and consult on      
adaptive strategies3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that ,congress--  7#a7 recognizes 
the disparate impacts of climate change 
on women and the efforts of women       
globally to address climate change2     
7#b7 encourages the use of              
gender-sensitive frameworks in          
developing policies to address climate  
change1 which account for the specific  
impacts of climate change on women2     
7#c7 recognizes the need for balanced   
participation of men and women in       
climate change adaptation and mitigation
 efforts1 including in governance       

positions2  7#d7 affirms its commitment 
to support women who are particularly   
vulnerable to climate change impacts to 
prepare for1 build their resilience1 and
 adapt to those impacts1 including a    
commitment to increase education and    
training opportunities for women to     
develop local resilience plans to       
address the effects of climate change2  
7#e7 affirms its commitment to empower  
women to have a voice in the planning1  
design1 implementation1 and evaluation  
of strategies to address climate change 
so that their roles and resources are   
taken into account2  7#f7 affirms the   
commitment to include women in economic 
development planning1 policies1 and     
practices that directly improve         
conditions that result from climate     
change2 and  7#g7 encourages the        
,president to--  7,a7 integrate a gender
 approach in all policies and programs  
in the ,united ,states that are globally
 related to climate change2 and  7,b7   
ensure that those policies and programs 

support women globally to prepare for1  
build resilience for1 and adapt to      
climate change4