By the Malala Fund and SAS Data for Good
To identify countries where girls are most at risk of experiencing educational interruptions and predict lowering completion rates of girls’ primary and secondary education due to climate change, the Malala Fund has partnered with SAS to build the Girls’ Education and Climate Challenges Index.
It is the first time the annual Girls’ Education Challenges Index (GECI), which identifies the countries where it is most challenging for girls to access education, is combined with the ND-GAIN Index, which summarises a country’s vulnerability and resilience to climate change and other global challenges. The resulting