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Gender dimensions of climate change-related migration in the savannah and forest agro-ecological zones in Ghana

    • Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana

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    Abstract

    Gendered processes and conditions in societies are crucial in shaping vulnerabilities and mediating climate impacts and response such as migration. However, the gendered dimensions of climate change and migration have received little (albeit growing) attention. This chapter presents a comparative analysis of gender and climate mobility between two spatially and culturally differentiated agro-ecological zones: the Savannah and the Forest zones in Ghana. It highlights how different sociocultural context might shape gendered mobility in relation to climate change, manifested in both new and reinvigorated forms of migration, reflecting both longstanding and transforming gendered norms.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGoverning Climate mobility in Africa : Explorations of adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana
    EditorsNinna Nyberg Sørensen, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Neil Anthony Webster
    Place of PublicationBristol
    PublisherBristol University Press
    Publication date28 Jul 2025
    Pages189-209
    Chapter9
    ISBN (Print)9781529245394
    ISBN (Electronic)9781529245400, 9781529245417
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Jul 2025

    Keywords

    • Climate change
    • Climate migration
    • Ghana
    • Agro-ecological zones
    • Gendered vulnerability

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