The Climate, Gender and Conflict Nexus
Publisher: Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation
Date: 2022
Topics: Assessment, Climate Change, Gender, Governance, Livelihoods, Programming, Renewable Resources
Today’s climate crisis is having a serious impact on the environment with disastrous consequences for health, food security, livelihoods, conflict and forced migration, as well as both the rights and daily lives of women. Efforts to build and sustain peace are increasingly difficult since climate change directly affects the dynamics of ongoing conflicts and also increases the likelihood of conflict.
The environmental and climate crisis (ECC) is unfolding in a world where gender inequality is already deeply rooted and disproportionally affects those who have contributed to it the least.1 Unequal patriarchal power structures based on gender norms exacerbate the vulnerabilities of women, girls and LGBTQIA+ persons, and diminish people’s ability to build resilience.