Gender and Climate – Scaling Impact with a Cross-Cutting Agenda

Jun 29, 2020 | Ting Nan Wang
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Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the destructive nature of global crises without immediate resolutions. Likewise, the effects of climate change are slated to be even more devastating and far-ranging. These crises have the potential to widen inequality due to disproportional effects along demographic lines.

Especially in rural or impoverished communities, the effects of climate change can be intricately tied with gender identity as agricultural income and land ownership are distinct along gender lines.