**2. The Social Impact of Climate Change on Maternal and Child Health in the Caribbean**

Women are affected both socially and culturally by climate change. Five aspects of climate change that impact maternal health and children will be discussed based on Sorensen et al. (2018). From a social perspective, these aspects are the increasing frequency of extreme heat events and rising seasonal temperature; poor air quality from the combustion of fossil fuels; increased frequency of climate disasters such as hurricanes and flooding; food insecurity; as well as changes in temperature, precipitation, and ecology which are altering the presence of vector-borne diseases.
