This authored book assesses the spatial patterns of climate change and gender inequalities
across the Global South and analyzes the disproportionate impacts that climate change
processes have on women in these regions. Though many books attempt to incorporate gender
issues into climate change this book examines the issue as a whole by addressing the
relationship between climate change and gender from a number of perspectives. The book
incorporates case studies from various regions of the Global South a designation broadly
defined as the countries of Africa Middle and South America and most of Asia including the
Middle East. In the book's two main sections readers will learn about how climate change
affects access to regional opportunities and resources the obstacles created by climate change
that affect women more strongly than men and how affected female populations adapt to changing
conditions and protect their local livelihoods.Section one covering chapters 1 and 2
addresses the spatial patterns of climate change and gender inequalities inequities across the
Global South by analyzing long-term trends from the latest reports of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the World Economic forum. Section two covering chapters 3
through 7 discusses the critical issues related to climate change and gender inequality and
presents literature reviews and case studies in the Global South. The different issues and
perspectives discussed include health water and food security education conflicts migration
participation in decision-making processes and changing urban social landscapes. The
concluding chapter discusses policy initiatives and makes recommendations to some of the gender
mainstreaming through empowerment and participation. This interdisciplinary book will appeal to
academics and policy-makers beyond just the fields of environmental sciences and gender studies
and may be adopted as a resource for graduate students and researchers.
