Women and climate change in Vanuatu, Pacific Islands Region
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7154453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Alston (0000-0001-9057-7767, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Sascha Fuller (0000-0001-8243-9452, Research and Innovation Division, The University of Newcastle), Nikita Kwarney (Private Consultant) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-104 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender Place & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-369X • E-ISSN: 1360-0524 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0966369x.2023.2229530 |
| OpenAlex | W4383263322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 30 |
While world leaders met in Egypt in 2022 for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 27) and danced around the need for critical global action on climate change, ni-Vanuatu (Vanuatu's citizens) were dealing with its realities. Continuing sea level rises, more intense and frequent cyclones, flooding and landslides are regular occurrences in Vanuatu, challenging the population to adapt. These experiences are made more intense by the knowledge that ni-Vanuatu circumstances are the result of greenhouse gas emissions occurring elsewhere, in countries with higher gross domestic products (GDPs). In this paper, we focus on the experiences of women in Vanuatu to build a greater understanding of the impacts of climate change on women's lives in one of the most disaster risk countries in the world. In focus groups conducted in 2021 with women in five communities across Vanuatu, women shared their experiences in dealing with climate change, the impacts on food production and food security and the gendered societal expectations that shape the complexity of women's experiences. We note the way gender relations build on climate change impacts to shape the lives of Vanuatu women. In so doing we highlight the expressed desire of women to bring their experiences of climate change to the international community and to be part of the critical global conversation on climate change
Agriculture · Climate change · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Flooding (psychology · Focus group · Food security · Geography · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Population · Sociology · United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Oceanography
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |