Does gender determine how one experiences climate change?

From
WorldFish
Published on
05.11.21
Impact Area
Climate adaptation & mitigation, Food security

Women play a critical role in aquatic food supply chains, though they typically perform informal postharvest activities like fish processing and trade, so their contributions are persistently undervalued. Photo by Kate Bevitt.

Climate change is one of our most critical and complex global challenges. Sea-level rise and coastal flooding are projected to impact hundreds of millions of people, and climate-induced changes in tropical marine fisheries threaten global food security.

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