India, Nov. 10 -- Plan International presented research on Nov. 9, 2026 at the UN climate summit, COP31, in Antalya, Türkiye, warning that drought is pushing more girls into gender-based violence, child marriage and unintended pregnancy worldwide.
Drought drives higher risks for girls
Plan International said its State of the World’s Girls 2026 report, titled “Change Her Forecast,” surveyed 5,000 girls and young women aged 15 to 24 in Bangladesh, Kenya, Peru, Senegal and Zimbabwe, and held in-depth conversations with 139 girls and young women in the same countries.
The report findings cited by Plan International included the following comparisons between girls whose main climate event was drought and those who faced other climate events:...