Mother Nature Gets Tired Too - How Women Carry the Burden of Addressing Climate Change

May 27, 2020 | Eyitayo Kunle-Oladosu
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In dealing with the effects of climate change in the Global South, it seems the world has tasked women with building resilient and adaptable communities. As governments pour more resources into gender equality as a mechanism for climate action, the international community must do a serious revision of our approach. While linking gender equality and climate action can be effective, current development programming depends on women to mitigate the effects of climate inaction rather than including women as early stakeholders in developing climate-smart policy.