Climate change

Man and woman composting at a farm near Rupa Lake, Nepal.

N. Palmer (CIAT:CCAFS)

Climate change affects women and men differently.

Gender differences in roles, rights and opportunities affect both women and men’s access to everything from early-warning systems to decision-making.

Typically, women are stereotyped as victims of climate change impacts, while the root causes of gender inequalities that cause vulnerability are ignored.

In a 2°C (or more) world, gender equality hinges on giving more attention to women’s active roles in climate adaptation and mitigation.

Spotlight: Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture

Publications

Effectively targeting climate investments: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots
Working Paper

Effectively targeting climate investments: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots. CGIAR GENDER Platform working paper 005.

Koo, J., Azzarri, C, Mishra, A., Lecoutere, E., Puskur, R., Chanana, N., Singaraju, N., Nico, G. and Khatri-Chhetri, A. 2022. Effectively targeting climate investments: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots. CGIAR GENDER Platform Working Paper #005. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Platform.