While they play an essential role in rural areas, women are the most affected by global warming. A vulnerability that also affects the poorest households, who have fewer resources and economic opportunities to adapt.
This is what emerges from the latest report from FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
“If the temperature rises by another degree Celsius, this means that over time, women would lose 34% more income than men, in low- and middle-income countries, where households are already subject to a strong pressure to produce enough income to feed their families and ensure their livelihood“, explains Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director of Inclusive Rural Transformation at FAO.
This unequal impact of warming is notably due to the fact that women spend more time on domestic tasks and, according to the report, have less time, for example, to look for other sources of income in the event of a climate shock.
For the poorest households, it is the lack of qualifications, which, according to the FAO, prevents them from finding non-agricultural jobs more easily.
