Climate change vulnerability, impacts,and adaptation: Why does gender matter?

Denton, F. (2002) Climate change vulnerability, impacts,and adaptation: Why does gender matter? Gender and Development, 10 (2). pp. 10-20.

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Abstract

Gender-related inequalities are pervasive in the developing world. Although women account for almost 80 per cent of the agricultural sector in Africa, they remain vulnerable and poor. Seventy per cent of the 1.3 billion people in the developing world living below the threshold of poverty are women. It is important that the consequences of climate change should not lead already marginalized sections of communities into further deprivation...

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Researcher and Project Co-ordinator in the Energy Programme at Enda Tiers Monde. Contact: Energie Programme, 54 Rue Carnot, Dakar, Senegal
Subjects: Atmosperic Science > Climatology
Environmental Science > Environment
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 11 Aug 2014 08:41
Last Modified: 11 Aug 2014 08:41
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552070215903
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13372

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