Gender and climate change
Focus on gender equality and the role that both women and men play in responding to climate change
- Gender and climate change: research gaps, policies and best practices
- This paper outlines key linkages between climate change and gender inequality, focusing particularly on adaptation and mitigation policies and practices. The authors note that while there is a wealth of literature on gender-based issues related to environment and disasters, there are few references to gender and climate change.
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- The benefits of gender balance in climate change mitigation investments and sustainable energy initiatives
- G. Karlsson / ENERGIA: International Network on Gender & Sustainable Energy, 2012
- Cleaner fuels, improved efficiency and adoption of renewable energy technologies offer important possibilities for low carbon economic development and reductions in overall greenhouse gas emissions. This paper highlights that these po...
- Investigating climate information services through a gendered lens
- C. McOmber; A. Panikowski; S. McKune / Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2013
- This working paper explores the gender dimensions of access to climate change related information. The effective utilisation of information channels is a crucial aspect of adaptation development, yet the people most at risk are often ...
- Training guide supporting gender and climate change research in the agriculture and food security sectors
- S. Nelson / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
- It has been estimated that over 100 million people could be lifted out of poverty, if women were granted equal access to and control of resources. However, climate change and gender have yet to be implemented into agricultural develop...
- Determinants of climate change adaptation among male and female headed farm households in eastern Uganda
- D. Nabikolo / African Crop Science Society, 2012
- Climate change adaptation responses of male and female farmers are influenced by various factors. This study utilised a combination of descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis to study the factors that influence the dec...
- Gender and adaptation practices to the effects of climate change in Bahi and Kondoa districts Dodoma region, Tanzania
- O. W. Swai / Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012
- Although climate change affects men and women differently, there are few studies on specific adaptation practices disaggregated by gender. This study aims to fill this gap by analysing adaptation practices to the effects of climate ch...
- The future women want: a vision of sustainable development for all
- UN Women, 2012
- United Nations Member States unanimously agreed in 1992 in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that ‘women have a vital role in environmental management and development....
- Consequences of climate change and gender vulnerability: Bangladesh perspective
- Z. Sharmin / Social Science Research Network, 2013
- According to this study, in Bangladesh, women are more vulnerable than men generally to all kinds of disasters and climate related impacts due to gender inequalities in social, economic and political institutions. Women have limited a...
- Mainstreaming gender and climate change in Nepal
- J. Mainlay / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2012
- This paper analyses the extent to which gender differences are taken into account in the development of policies and plans for adaptation to climate change in Nepal and investigates the opportunities and progress made toward mainstrea...
- Achieving gender equality through response to climate change: case studies from local action to global policy
- G. Askin / The Centre for People and Forests, 2012
- This paper presents specific examples of the work of members of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA), showcasing their diverse expertise and practical experience, as well as highlighting lessons learned in developing and impl...
- Adaptation to a changing climate in the Arab countries: a case for adaptation governance and leadership in building climate resilience
- D. Verner / World Bank, 2012
- The Arab people have been adapting to climate change for thousands of years, but over the next century global climatic variability is predicted to increase unprecedentedly. This report assesses the potential effects of climate change ...
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