NA speaker defends gender focus in climate policy

Hetta-Maria Amutenja  The speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, says Namibia's climate policy recognises that women and children, especially in rural areas, are hit harder by climate change. Speaking at the 15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament in Geneva on Monday, she emphasised that while climate change affects everyone, its impacts are unequal.  "While climate change itself may be indiscriminate in its occurrence, its impacts are far from equal. Pre-existing gender inequalities shape how climate change is experienced," she said. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila noted that women and children in rural areas bear the brunt of climate impacts, particularly regarding agriculture,…