Title: Gender and climate change : an introduction /
Authors: Dankelman, Irene.
Publisher: Earthscan,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Climatic changes Research; Climatic changes Sex differences.; Sex role Research.
Abstract: Examines differences between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with global climate change.
Contents: Introduction: Exploring gender, environment and climate change / Irene Dankelman -- Part I: The analysis. Gender, environment and climate change: understanding the linkages / Irene Dankelman and Willy Jansen -- Climate change, human security and gender / Irene Dankelman -- Case Study 3.1 Climate change and women's voices from India / Biju Negi, Reetu Sogani and Vijay Kumar Pandey -- Cities, climate change and gender: a brief overview / Prabha Khosla and Ansa Masaud -- Case Study 4.1 Mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by informal waste recyclers in Delhi, India / Prabha Khosla and Bharati Chaturvedi -- Case Study 4.2 Gender mainstreaming in the climate change response of Sorsogon City, the Philippines / Bernhard Barth -- Part II: Realities on the ground. Learning from practice: Case Studies -- Case Study 5.1 Responding to climate change in Vietnam: opportunities for improving gender equality / Koos Neefjes and Valerie Nelson -- Case Study 5.2 Gender dimensions, climate change and food security of farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India / Sibyl Nelson and Yianna Lambrou -- Case Study 5.3 The gender impact of climate change in Nigeria / Omoyemen Odigie-Emmanuel -- Case Study 5.4 Gendered vulnerability to climate change in Limpopo Province, South Africa / Katharine Vincent, Tracy Cull and Emma R.M. Archer -- Case Study 5.5 Gender perspectives in adaptation strategies: the cae of Pintadas Solar in the Semi-arid Region of Brazil / Thais Corral -- Case Study 5.6 Climate change and indigenous women in Colombia / Marcela Tovar-Restrepo -- Case Study 5.7 Gender aspects of climate change in the US Gulf Coast Region / Rachel Harris -- Case Study 5.8 Women at work: mitigation opportunities at the intersection of reproductive justice and climate justice -- examples from two industrial sectors in the US / Ann Rojas-Cheatham, Dana Ginn Paredes, Aparna Shah, Shana Griffin and Eveline Shen.