Irene Dankelman, an ecologist by background, has been specializing in the area of gender and environment for over 25 years, and has published, lectured and advised widely on these themes at global level and in many countries and regions around the globe.
Foreword
Testimony
1. Introduction: Exploring Gender, Environment and Climate Change
Part I THE ANALYSIS
2. Gender, Environment and Climate Change: understanding the linkages
3. Climate Change, Human Security and Gender
Case 3.1 Climate Change and Women's Voices from India
4. Cities, Climate Change and Gender: A Brief Overview
Case 4.1 Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases by Informal Waste Recyclers in
Delhi, India
Case 4.2 Gender Mainstreaming in the Climate Change Response of Sorsogon
City,
the Philippines
Part II REALITIES ON THE GROUND
5.2 Gender Dimensions, Climate Change and Food Security of Farmers in
Andhra Pradesh, India
5.3 The Gender Impact of Climate Change in Nigeria
5.4 Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change in Limpopo Province, South
Africa
5.5 Gender Perspectives in Adaptation Strategies: the Case of Pintadas
Solar in the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil
5.6 Climate Change and Indigenous Women in Colombia
5.7 Gender Aspects of Climate Change in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region
5.8 Women at Work: Mitigation Opportunities at the Intersection of
Reproductive Justice and Climate Justice
Part III STRATEGIES AND ACTION
6. Establishing the Linkages between Gender and Climate Change Adaptation
and Mitigation
Lorena Aguilar, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Costa Rica
7. Climate Change and Gender: Policies in Place
8. Why More Attention to Gender and Class Can Help Combat Climate Change
and Poverty
9. Women Organizing for a Healthy Climate
9.1 Climate Justice through Energy and Gender Justice: Strengthening Gender
Equality in Accessing Sustainable Energy in the EECCA region
9.2 National Federation of Women's Institutes: Women Organizing for a
Healthy Climate
9.3 Women and the Environmental justice Movement in the Niger Delta Region
of Nigeria
10. Epilogue: From Divergence towards Convergence
10.1 Gender-disaggregated Data for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change
10.2 Gender and Climate Information: A Case Study from Limpopo Province,
South Africa
Index
