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SUB-SAHARANAFRICA: THREATS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES
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SUB-SAHARANAFRICA: THREATS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES
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S0321-50750000591-6-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Olga Gromova 
Edition
Issue №3
Pages
46-61
Abstract
Sub-Saharan Africa is especially vulnerable to the effects of global climate change. A large share of African population lives in areas susceptible to climate variations and extreme weather conditions and relies on subsistence rain-fed agriculture. Climate change affects African men and women differently because of the specific social and economic roles they play and responsibilities they have at the household and community levels. Women in rural areas are disproportionally affected because of their close connection to the environment and predominance in subsistence agriculture. Being poorer and less educated, they are especially vulnerable to climate change since their livelihoods are highly sensitive to climate variability. Women are responsible for over 70% of agricultural activity, and that is in addition to doing household chores such as fetching water and energy resources for cooking and heating. The lack of easy access to water affects mostly rural women and children, deepening their poverty and vulnerability. Due to the rapid depletion of natural resources, the economic role played by women to support their household and societal well-being is in jeopardy. Rural women in Sub-Saharan region remain at the foot of the economic ladder, despite making up a significant majority of people working on the land. They face social, economic and political barriers that limit their capacity to cope with these challenges. African rural women do not possess equal access to landownership, financial, technical and other resources. They usually have access to less fertile and smaller land. Women are often excluded from the decision-making process concerned with the use of land and resources. The consultation and participation of women in climate change initiatives must be ensured, and the role of women's groups and networks - strengthened. All sustainable and ecologically sound development plans and programmes must take into account gender considerations.
Keywords
global climate change, vulnerability, gender aspect, water stress, access to water, climate change social risks, ecomigration
Date of publication
01.03.2018
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