India, Oct. 31 -- In South Sudan, climate change is exacerbating violence against women and girls.

Extreme weather events like droughts and floods leading to increased child marriage and sexual exploitation.

As families struggle to survive, girls are often married off for resources, while women face heightened risks of violence and exploitation in overcrowded shelters.

In a dusty village on the outskirts of Bor, 14-year-old Nyandeng (name changed) sat under a withered acacia tree, clutching a doll stitched from a rice sack. The land around her was dry and cracked, the air heavy with the smell of dead cattle left to rot in the sun. The last harvest had failed, and flash floods had drowned the family's remaining goats.

Her father, once ...