Mensah Owusu|Melissa Nursey?Bray|Diane Rudd
Gendered perception and vulnerability to climate change in urban slum communities in Accra, Ghana
University of Adelaide|University of Adelaide|University of Adelaide
climate change known differential impacts global south gender poverty determining factors ghana factors come play women living slums bear brunt impacts spite majority research gender climate change adaptation focused rural communities detriment poor urban counterparts using critical feminist intersectional approach study investigates interplay gender socioeconomic institutional placebased factors shapes vulnerability climate change three slums urban accra ghana results demonstrate climate change poses serious environmental hazards residents slums perceptions knowledge regarding causes impacts hazards differentiated gender age educational status placebased variables women generally showing lower level awareness climate change male counterparts results indicate irrespective age educational attainment people live women found overall vulnerable despite experiencing similar levels exposure men virtue limited access productive resources poor conditions housing low participation adaptation decisionmaking well heavy domestic responsibilities placed conclude imperative adaptation policy makers formulate implement appropriate adaptive measures gendersensitive contextspecific manner respond different vulnerabilities faced different categories social groups communities cities global south