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The policy brief on “Applying a gender lens to climate actions: why it matters“ explores the gender-specific effects of climate change and how inequality can exacerbate the impacts of climate-induced disasters.
Gender inequalities, fueled by societal norms and defined gender roles, affect not only women’s exposure to hazards but also limit their resilience and adaptive capabilities.
Therefore, governments are urged to examine the impacts of climate change through a gender lens to address key barriers to gender-responsive climate actions, and increase the roles that women play in decision-making to close such vulnerability gaps.
This policy brief is an outcome of the reflections of speakers in a panel discussion organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) under the “Climate Talks” series.
The brief was developed as part of ADPC’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia project supported by the World Bank.
The policy brief was developed by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) as part of a panel discussion organized in March 2021 and was published in May 2021.
Panelists included:
- Ms. Bhawana Upadhyay, Gender and Inclusion Specialist, ADPC.
- Dr. Mumita Tanjeela, Chairperson of the Department of Sociology, East-West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Ms. Nazima Shaheen, Gender and Climate Change Specialist, Pakistan.
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