Supporting communities on the frontline of the climate crisis with reproductive healthcare

For many accessing healthcare with MSI, the climate crisis is a daily reality. Being able to choose if or when to become pregnant can help support those on the frontline of the crisis.

When climate disruptions hit, like any humanitarian crisis, it is essential that women have access to reproductive choice, enabling them to prevent unintended pregnancies while navigating the situation.

Recent analysis from MSI Reproductive Choices found that since 2011, across 26 countries, 11.5 million women have had their access to contraception disrupted due to climate-related displacement. If access is not protected for these women, there will be more unintended pregnancies, more unsafe abortions, and higher rates of maternal deaths.

With reproductive choice, girls can finish their education and pursue a career, providing them with economic stability when facing a disaster, as well as take on decision-making roles at a community and national level. This means, with choice, women can have a seat at the table in finding climate solutions.

Hear from Binetou, the President of the Baba Yaye association, who is helping to protect the local mangroves and forests in Senegal, as she speaks about how contraception has helped women in her community to adapt.

Learn more about our work supporting those on the frontline of the climate crisis on our website: https://www.msichoices.org/what-we-do...