Addressing the interconnectedness challenges of climate change and women’s Health: A gendered perspective

Abstract

Climate change's effects on health, such as increased exposure to heat, poor air quality, extreme weather events, changed vector-borne disease transmission, diminished water quality, and decreasing food security, differ between men and women due to biological, social, and cultural factors. Climate change threatens to exacerbate current gender-based health disparities in India, which is experiencing fast environmental change. The incorporation of a gendered perspective into existing climate, development, and disaster-risk reduction policy frameworks can reduce negative health effects. Climate risk mitigation necessitates cross-sector collaboration, improved data collection, monitoring of gender-specific targets, and fair stakeholder participation. Empowering women as social change agents can help to strengthen mitigation and adaptation policies.