# By 2090, climate change could be linked to one in ten cases of intimate partner violence. This is according to a new report by the United Nations Spotlight Initiative. The study found that every one-degree Celsius rise in global temperature is associated with a 4.7-percent increase in intimate partner violence. In sub-Saharan Africa, intimate partner violence could triple to 140-million by 2060 if temperatures rise by four degrees Celsius. The UN says that as climate shocks become more frequent, the risk of violence is projected to rise dramatically.
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