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Persons with disabilities

Social group comprising persons with long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments whose interaction with barriers can heighten their vulnerability to climate hazards and constrain their access to adaptation support.

Definition source: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Synonyms

people with disabilities, PWD

Broader

Social group

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Stakeholder is engaged in a qualifying intervention (adopts, finances, or promotes), OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or impact; NOT adaptation when named only as an actor in a value chain or project, with no climate-risk role.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

STK_013 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/STK_013
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/STK_013)