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13 Think Tanks in BriefExplore Articles by ExpertsIn fact, gender and climate crisis are deeply intertwined: %u201cWomen and girls are disproportionately affected by the lack of access to basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities%u201d (Kayser et al. 2019), especially those living in rural areas. %u201cWomen and girls not only face WASH-related infectious diseases, like diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, but they also face additional health risks because they are Source: Overseas Development Institutevulnerable to harassment, violence, and injury when they have to go outside the home to haul water or just to use the toilet\consequences don%u2019t stop here. Water scarcity further impacts the likelihood of girls going to school and receiving education like boys their age. It's clear that with increasing water scarcity, those impacts will grow, and existing inequalities enlarge. Governments need to address these issues now. \gender equality in water is crucial in light of the global commitments in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\and when we look forward to climate negotiations in 2025. It still seems like a long way to go until COP30 in Brazil, but the work is starting now.