Gender Equality and Climate Action: Integrating Women's Empowerment into Environmental Governance

Author(s)	Dr. Salim Jawed
Country	India
Abstract	Climate change and environmental degradation present some of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century. Increasingly, global scholarship and policy discourse recognise that gender equality and women's empowerment are not peripheral concerns but central components of effective and sustainable environmental governance. This research article, developed on the basis of the earlier draft filecite turn file, critically examines the intersection between gender, environment, and climate change. It analyses the role of women in environmental protection, the emergence and significance of environmental movements, and the gendered impacts of climate-related vulnerability and conflict. Using a doctrinal and analytical approach, the paper argues that integrating women into environmental decision-making enhances conservation outcomes, strengthens community resilience, and advances climate justice. The study incorporates recent international and Indian developments and relies on updated literature and policy frameworks up to 2025 to propose a gender-responsive approach to climate action.
Keywords	Gender Equality, Climate Change, Women's Empowerment, Environmental Governance, Sustainable Development, Ecofeminism.
Field	Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-08-18

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