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Taking youth activism to decisive level in addressing climate crisis

Humanitarian aid workers have found that young women and girls are being more affected by disasters caused by climate change. According to them, women are suffering from various types of abuse, the risk of trafficking, and the burden of household chores. Public health workers have experienced many problems such as having to carry water from far away when water sources in the mountains and hill regions dry up, and women's uteruses fall out when carrying heavy loads. Thus, women are at the highest risk of natural and climate-related disasters.
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By Safalta Bhandari

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Sweden's Greta Thunberg became an environmental activist after being diagnosed with the 'Asperger's Syndrome'. Asperger's Syndrome is a developmental disorder which is part of the autism spectrum and results in hyperactivity. That is, the intellectual level of a person with this syndrome is above average but such a person has difficulty socializing and communicating with other people. But Greta says that her illness is her greatest strength and that is why she has become an active environmental campaigner.

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