Gender-based climate (in)justice: An overview

Abstract

Addressing climate justice involves recognizing the disparities in climate change impacts, identifying the most vulnerable groups, and prioritizing adaptation strategies to support them. Since the patriarchal societal structure influences these inequalities, this paper focuses on how gender intersects with climate (in)justice. Following the PRISMA protocol, 49 out of 134 English articles selected from Scopus and Web of Science databases, published between 2012 and May 2023, were included in the review. As a result, we categorized the studies into three major themes of theoretical developments: (i) Climate justice strategies, adaptation, and governance, (ii) Intersectionality and climate justice, (iii) Activism and movements for climate justice. The results draw attention to the regions of the global South, as well as to low-income women and specific feminist approaches such as ecofeminism. These categories present valuable opportunities to enhance understanding and action at the intersection of climate issues, social justice, and gender. Climate justice cannot be fully achieved without including a gender perspective.