Abstract
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the theoretical and methodological approaches taken by researchers to investigate environmental (in)justice have focused considerable attention on ethnicity and social class. As a result, there is a lack of attention to gender issues in the approaches applied to the study of environmental (in)justice. However, there is a burgeoning body of literature showing how gender roles, responsibilities and expectations put women at a disadvantage in terms of enduring the brunt of environmental degradation in sub-Saharan Africa. This lack of research attention has led to the consensus that ethnicity and social class have emerged as defining features of environmental (in)justice in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, this conceptual paper seeks to illustrate the varied dimensions of environmental burdens that women and girls endure in sub-Saharan Africa, to raise stakeholders’ and policymakers’ attention to this systemic injustice. This paper might engender discussions on the gendered dimensions of environmental injustices in sub-Saharan Africa.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—The Future We Want: Socio-Environmental Challenges in Times of Climate Emergency
KEYWORDS
Sub-Saharan Africa, Environment, Injustices, Gender
