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Women have harvested mussels and other shellfish, a valuable source of protein and income, on South Africa’s Wild Coast for three centuries. Barry Christianson

Climate change hits South African women unevenly: why race, class, age and power matter

Climate risk assessments guide how much funding is available to support climate impacts and need to work out which women are worst affected.
Malawi’s Zomba forest is losing trees because of the need for fuelwood. Wilpunt/Getty Images

Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research

In rural Malawi, women influence discussions on how to combat climate change in communities that depend on forests for survival.
A woman poses for a photograph as a street vendor walks past in a street market in Accra, Ghana. Photo by Olympia DE Maismont/AFP via Getty Images

Women are seen as ‘saviours’ or ‘victims’ in climate change debates: why this is a problem

Simple either/or ways of seeing women overlook the power dynamics and structural factors that give rise to the stereotypes.

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