Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research

The impacts of climate change on people are not homogeneous, with some social groups being more heavily affected than others. This is due to the existence of a differential and contextual vulnerability that most often is related to inequality. In this sense, gender is a key axis of social inequality...

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Main Author: Marta Rivera-Ferre
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de València 2022-02-01
Series:Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review
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Online Access:https://turia.uv.es/index.php/Metode/article/view/20508
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description The impacts of climate change on people are not homogeneous, with some social groups being more heavily affected than others. This is due to the existence of a differential and contextual vulnerability that most often is related to inequality. In this sense, gender is a key axis of social inequality that intersects with other systems of power and marginalization to cause unequal experiences of climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Thus, a gender analysis in climate change research examines structures and relationships of power. In this article, I provide some examples of differential impacts of climate change and how feminist studies make visible the underlying causes of vulnerability as well as the agency of marginalised actors to propose alternatives.
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spelling doaj-art-5be18a4cfbf24dddba15e133ee7dd2192024-11-18T16:01:28ZcatUniversitat de ValènciaMètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review2174-34872174-92212022-02-011210.7203/metode.12.20508Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change researchMarta Rivera-Ferre0<p>INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), Valencia (Spain).</p>The impacts of climate change on people are not homogeneous, with some social groups being more heavily affected than others. This is due to the existence of a differential and contextual vulnerability that most often is related to inequality. In this sense, gender is a key axis of social inequality that intersects with other systems of power and marginalization to cause unequal experiences of climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Thus, a gender analysis in climate change research examines structures and relationships of power. In this article, I provide some examples of differential impacts of climate change and how feminist studies make visible the underlying causes of vulnerability as well as the agency of marginalised actors to propose alternatives. https://turia.uv.es/index.php/Metode/article/view/20508climate change adaptationmaladaptationfeminist researchintersectionalitycontextual vulnerability
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Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review
climate change adaptation
maladaptation
feminist research
intersectionality
contextual vulnerability
title Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
title_full Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
title_fullStr Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
title_full_unstemmed Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
title_short Climate change is not equal to all: The contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
title_sort climate change is not equal to all the contribution of feminist studies to climate change research
topic climate change adaptation
maladaptation
feminist research
intersectionality
contextual vulnerability
url https://turia.uv.es/index.php/Metode/article/view/20508
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