This open access book explores the intersection of gender and climate change suggests ways in
which innovative technologies can accelerate climate relief actions and offers strategies for
integrating climate change initiatives into national policies and planning. By examining the
devastating consequences of climate change on women and girls throughout the continent the
authors pose a crucial question: Does gender matter in climate change discussions in Africa?
Political and social traditions have burdened women with greater vulnerability to the impacts
of climate-related natural disasters including violence displacement poverty famine and
lack of access to clean water. However women are also key to effective and inclusive climate
mitigation adaptation and decision-making. The authors provide a compelling discourse that
identifi es the social and economic benefi ts for all citizens when genderinclusive policies
shape equitable and targeted action plans from mitigationto adaptation and funding. The UN's
SDG 13 calls for urgent action and commitment to combat climate change. The implementable and
action-oriented propositions presented in this book will be of interest to students educators
practitioners third-sector actors and policymakers committed to gender equality sustainable
development and climate action in Africa.
