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Gender Dimensions of Human Health and Climate Change

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A reading by the World Health Organization titled ‘Gender, Climate Change and Health’ that discusses the gender dimensions of human health and climate change. Using specific climatic events such as heatwaves and flooding, the reading discusses some direct and indirect health issues that impact men and women differently. It further discusses issues such as domestic violence and nutrition deficiency and links with climate change. The reading also discusses the increased vulnerability of women to climate risks and hence the need for gender analysis in policy making. The reading also includes discussions on gender-sensitive approaches and gender-responsive interventions to increase health equity and ensure effective climate mitigation and adaptation. The reading is divided into five subtopics:

  1. A background of gender, health and climate change
  2. Impacts: Health
  3. Impacts: social and human consequences of climate change
  4. Responses to climate change
  5. Conclusion, gaps in understanding and issues for urgent action

Students will learn about gender and health inequity to climate change impacts. They will also learn about health risks of climate change to women, the social and human consequences of climate change, and the need to formulate gender-sensitive climate change policies.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

  1. How does climate change impact women’s health?
  2. What are some social consequences of climate change?
  3. Discuss the need for gender sensitive and inclusive climate policies.
About Tool
Tool Name Gender, Climate Change and Health
Discipline Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline Gender, Gender Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Women Studies, Human Health, Domestic Violence
Climate Topic Climate and Society, Policy, Politics and Environmental Governance
Type of tool Reading
Grade Level Undergraduate, Graduate
Location Global
Language English
Translation      –
Developed by World Health Organization 
Hosted at World Health Organization Website
Link
Access Online/Offline
Computer Skills Basic

Mapped Sustainable Development Goal(s), apart from 4 and 13

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