Quantifying the Nexus Between Climate and Gender: Full Report

Executive Summary

Decades of feminist research by scholars, grassroots and international organisations shows clear connections between climate change and its disproportionate impact on women and girls, particularly in low-income and marginalised communities. This includes increasing the likelihood and severity of the spectrum of gender-based violence.

Understanding this relationship is critical for developing effective solutions to the climate emergency and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While research on the links between climate change and gender has grown rapidly in recent years, especially through qualitative and participatory studies, progress in developing quantitative methodologies has not kept pace. This is because applying quantitative tools to complex gendered, social, and environmental questions can be both practically and ethically challenging.

Drawing on key informant interviews, country scoping visits, and a review of existing evidence, this report maps the landscape of quantitative approaches used to measure the relationship between climate change and gender, and sets out key actions which can be taken by stakeholders including governments, funders, researchers and gender and climate practitioners.

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