Women are more likely than men to be affected by climate change UN figures revealed on Thursday.The figures indicated that 80 per cent of people displaced by climate change are women reports the BBC. Roles as primary caregivers and providers of food and fuel make them more vulnerable when flooding and drought occur. The 2015 Paris Agreement has made specific provision for the empowerment of women recognising that they are disproportionately impacted. In central Africa where up to 90 per cent of Lake Chad has disappeared nomadic indigenous groups are particularly at risk. As the lake's shoreline recedes women have