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Studies show that women and men have different abilities to adapt to climate change due to existing gender inequalities in access to livelihood assets, technology, services and participation and decision-making opportunities.<\/p>\n
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Gender barriers exclude women from decision-making at household and institutional levels, making them more vulnerable to climate risks.<\/p>\n
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South Asia consists of a total of 11.57 % of the women population<\/a><\/strong><\/span> out of the total world population. Gender roles influence cropping choices which also influence access to productive and financial resources.<\/p>\n
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Various climate risks like temperature increase, rainfall variability, sea-level rise impact lives and livelihoods with adverse effects on women.<\/p>\n
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Climate Change Analysis on South Asia’s Gender Mainstreaming<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The ILO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> recognizes that there is a major data gap on how male and female workers have coped and continue to cope with COVID-19 and other environmental factors or disasters.<\/p>\n
South Asia\u2019s Global Gender Gap Index<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span> based on economic participation, educational attainment, health, and political empowerment is 62.3%. This is less than the global average of 67.7%.<\/p>\n
The region\u2019s levels of vulnerability are further perpetuated by inherent gender inequality, poverty, and other socio-cultural variables!<\/p>\n
Although climate change impacts women disproportionately owing to socio-economic vulnerabilities, women-initiated climate measures have significant outcomes.<\/p>\n
Gender mainstreaming builds on the critical knowledge and understanding of women in productive areas like environment, agriculture, biodiversity, livelihood, etc. can help achieve sustainability, environmental preservation, and food security.<\/p>\n
While 59% of women in South Asia work in agriculture<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, over 31% of the region\u2019s female working population<\/span><\/a><\/strong> live in poverty conditions. Furthermore, between 2017 to 2019, 34.2% of women in South Asia faced food insecurity<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n
In 2010, nearly 70%<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of the people displaced by floods in Pakistan people were women and children. In, India during the 2004 Tsunami 70%<\/strong><\/a><\/span> of deaths in the coastal areas were of women.<\/p>\n
India was able to reduce 99% of fatalities<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Cyclone Phailin in 2013 when compared to 1999 with the cooperation of both men and women.<\/p>\n
South Asian countries have adopted several measures to mainstream gender-based solutions in climate change plans and policies through SDGs, NDCs, national action, and adaptation plans. It is important to keep including women in climate change decision-making to reduce economic losses.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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