Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon. This new textbook, edited by one of the author
Gender and climate change: an introduction
β Scribed by Dankelman, Irene
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 313
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
ForewordTestimony 1. Introduction: Exploring Gender, Environment and Climate ChangePart I THE ANALYSIS 2. Gender, Environment and Climate Change: understanding the linkages3. Climate Change, Human Security and GenderCase 3.1 Climate Change and Women's Voices from India4. Cities, Climate Change and Gender: A Brief OverviewCase 4.1 Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases by Informal Waste Recyclers in Delhi, IndiaCase 4.2 Gender Mainstreaming in the Climate Change Response of Sorsogon City, the PhilippinesPart II REALITIES ON THE GROUND 5.2 Gender Dimensions, Climate Change and Food Security of Farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India5.3 The Gender Impact of Climate Change in Nigeria5.4 Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change in Limpopo Province, South Africa5.5 Gender Perspectives in Adaptation Strategies: the Case of Pintadas Solar in the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil 5.6 Climate Change and Indigenous Women in Colombia5.7 Gender Aspects of Climate Change in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region5.8 Women at Work: Mitigation Opportunities at the Intersection of Reproductive Justice and Climate JusticePart III STRATEGIES AND ACTION6. Establishing the Linkages between Gender and Climate Change Adaptation and MitigationLorena Aguilar, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Costa Rica7. Climate Change and Gender: Policies in Place8. Why More Attention to Gender and Class Can Help Combat Climate Change and Poverty9. Women Organizing for a Healthy Climate9.1 Climate Justice through Energy and Gender Justice: Strengthening Gender Equality in Accessing Sustainable Energy in the EECCA region9.2 National Federation of Women's Institutes: Women Organizing for a Healthy Climate9.3 Women and the Environmental justice Movement in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria10. Epilogue: From Divergence towards Convergence10.1 Gender-disaggregated Data for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change10.2 Gender and Climate Information: A Case Study from Limpopo Province, South AfricaIndex
β¦ Subjects
Climat--Changements--DiffΓ©rences entre sexes;Climat--Changements--Recherche;RΓ΄le selon le sexe--Recherche;Climat -- Changements -- Recherche;Climat -- Changements -- DiffeΜrences entre sexes;RoΜle selon le sexe -- Recherche
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