Fixing Gender Disparity and Climate Change Together

Aug 3, 2023 | Adrian Murdoch
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“The consequences of climate change are not gender-neutral,” concludes LSE’s Grantham Research Institute in an article published in late June.

Although all-too-little has still been done about it, the link between gender and climate change is not news. It was first recognised internationally almost 30 years ago at the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Women remain on the front line of climate change. Higher temperatures have a negative impact on the working hours of low-skilled labour, especially among women.