International gender inequality

IF 29.6 1区 地球科学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Lingxiao Yan
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Abstract

Increasing climate risks are threatening the welfare of human society, yet the capacity to deal with the challenges is not gender neutral. The burden on women disproportionately increases, especially for those living in low-income countries. However, the coupling between climate change and gender equality is still not sufficiently addressed.

Xinghao Li of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China, and colleagues provide evidence confirming that climate change vulnerability enhances gender inequality based on data across 154 countries from 1995 to 2021. They find that climate change vulnerability threatens women’s reproductive security and widens the gender gap in education and political power. Such effect is less severe in countries with effective governance and low economic risks, but more pronounced in small island developing countries. Mechanism analysis shows that climate change increases vulnerability in the food and habitat sectors, and the impact on gender inequality is nonlinear. Lastly, the authors demonstrate that investments in climate adaptation in general effectively reduce gender inequality exacerbated by climate change vulnerability. Their findings highlight the necessity of incorporating the gendered impact when designing climate policies and projects to increase climate resilience.

国际性别不平等
日益增加的气候风险正威胁着人类社会的福祉,但应对这些挑战的能力并非性别中立。妇女的负担不成比例地增加,特别是生活在低收入国家的妇女。然而,气候变化与性别平等之间的耦合仍然没有得到充分解决。中国西南财经大学的李兴浩及其同事根据1995年至2021年154个国家的数据提供的证据证实,气候变化脆弱性加剧了性别不平等。他们发现,气候变化的脆弱性威胁到女性的生殖安全,并扩大了教育和政治权力方面的性别差距。这种影响在治理有效和经济风险低的国家不那么严重,但在小岛屿发展中国家更为明显。机制分析表明,气候变化增加了粮食和生境部门的脆弱性,对性别不平等的影响是非线性的。最后,作者证明,对气候适应的投资总体上有效地减少了因气候变化脆弱性而加剧的性别不平等。他们的发现强调了在设计气候政策和项目以提高气候适应能力时纳入性别影响的必要性。
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Nature Climate Change
Nature Climate Change ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
CiteScore
40.30
自引率
1.60%
发文量
267
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Nature Climate Change is dedicated to addressing the scientific challenge of understanding Earth's changing climate and its societal implications. As a monthly journal, it publishes significant and cutting-edge research on the nature, causes, and impacts of global climate change, as well as its implications for the economy, policy, and the world at large. The journal publishes original research spanning the natural and social sciences, synthesizing interdisciplinary research to provide a comprehensive understanding of climate change. It upholds the high standards set by all Nature-branded journals, ensuring top-tier original research through a fair and rigorous review process, broad readership access, high standards of copy editing and production, rapid publication, and independence from academic societies and other vested interests. Nature Climate Change serves as a platform for discussion among experts, publishing opinion, analysis, and review articles. It also features Research Highlights to highlight important developments in the field and original reporting from renowned science journalists in the form of feature articles. Topics covered in the journal include adaptation, atmospheric science, ecology, economics, energy, impacts and vulnerability, mitigation, oceanography, policy, sociology, and sustainability, among others.
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