- Poor and excluded communities, especially women, are most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, said a minister on Tuesday. Inaugurating a two-day national seminar titled "Women, Science and Technology and Climate Change", Hisila Yami, minister for Physical Planning and Works said that due to poverty and lack of access to adaptive measures against natural disasters, women are highly affected by impacts of climate change. Similarly, Surya Laxmi Maskey, president of Women in Science and Technology (WIST) said educated women should come forward to create awareness on the impact of climate change among rural women. Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and WIST jointly organized the two-day seminar.