Pregnant and postpartum women must be recognised as climate-vulnerable, public hearing told

A social scientist has urged Parliament to broaden its definition of vulnerable populations in the proposed Climate Change Management Bill, warning that pregnant and postpartum women and their infants are increasingly at risk due to rising temperatures.

The Joint Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife and the Thematic Committee on Climate Change with funding from Sweden through the Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV and AIDS Governance Project of the SADC Parliamentary Forum is gathering public input on the Bill as part of nationwide hearings to ensure inclusivity in the law-making process.

Speaking during a public hearing on the Bill at Shamva Country Club last week, Mr Samson Chikura, a technical lead on Cool Roof Technology implementation at High Horizons, said climate change was creating new categories of vulnerability that were not reflected in the current draft of the Bill.

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