Overview
- Examines the intersection of climate change, women's empowerment, and technology
- Integrates insights from across multiple disciplines--Gender Studies, Sustainability Studies, STS, and Business
- Offers unique frameworks for gendered perspectives needed to mitigate the effects of climate change disasters
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.
Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Gender and Climate Change
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Technology and Climate Change
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The Way Forward
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About this book
This open access book explores the intersection of gender and climate change, suggests ways in which innovative technologies can accelerate climate relief actions, and offers strategies for integrating climate change initiatives into national policies and planning. By examining the devastating consequences of climate change on women and girls throughout the continent, the authors pose a crucial question: Does gender matter in climate change discussions in Africa?
Political and social traditions have burdened women with greater vulnerability to the impacts of climate-related natural disasters, including violence, displacement, poverty, famine and lack of access to clean water. However, women are also key to effective and inclusive climate mitigation, adaptation, and decision-making. The authors provide a compelling discourse that identifi es the social and economic benefi ts for all citizens when genderinclusive policies shape equitable and targeted action plans, from mitigationto adaptation and funding.
The UN’s SDG 13 calls for urgent action and commitment to combat climate change. The implementable and action-oriented propositions presented in this book will be of interest to students, educators, practitioners, third-sector actors, and policymakers committed to gender equality, sustainable development and climate action in Africa.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ogechi Adeola is Professor of Marketing, at Lagos Business School, Nigeria, and a member of the Board of Directors at the University of Kigali, Rwanda.
Olaniyi Evans is an Economist and Senior Lecturer at Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. His research interests focus on climate and technology studies.
Innocent Ngare is a Lecturer and a climate change specialist at Kenyatta University, Kenya.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gender Equality, Climate Action, and Technological Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa
Authors: Ogechi Adeola, Olaniyi Evans, Innocent Ngare
Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40124-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40123-7Published: 08 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40126-8Published: 08 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40124-4Published: 07 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2523-3084
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 247
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Gender Studies, Ecology, Sustainable Development, African Culture, Business and Management, general, African Business