What is it about?
This article gives some insights on how gender inequality can increase natural disasters.
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Why is it important?
This article is unique in that it showcases how climate change can lead to devastating consequences to rural people in Africa and women in particular. It is a must-read for those involved in disaster mitigation and rural development in Africa.
Perspectives
This article conjoins gender and disaster in Africa and Tanzania in particular. Given the ongoing climatic changes, one needs to read this article to help rural people productively cope with natural disasters. The gender perspective equally needs to be incorporated.
Mr Rasel Mpuya Madaha
Sokoine University of Agriculture
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This page is a summary of: Disparate coping strategies for gendered effects of drought, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, September 2012, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/17595901211263675.
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