Perspectives on the Care-Climate Nexus
The contemporary global political and economic landscape is defined by intersecting crises that are significantly jeopardising the sustainability of all life forms on Earth. The climate crisis and the crisis of care stand out as two important, yet often separately researched, problems that are the defining crises of our time. The unfolding climate emergency that is caused by unsustainable production and consumption patterns is causing long-term destruction of the environment and exacerbating global inequalities.
Authors: Diana Vela Almeida, Chung Ah-Baek, Radhika Balakrishnan, Deepta Chopra, Sarah Cook, Diane Elson, Maria Floro, Chiara Grazini, Caren Grown, Giulio Guarini, Naila Kabeer, Shawn Marshall, Ito Peng, Sonia Phalatse, Luiza Nassif Pires, Julia Taylor and Imraan Valodia
As is widely acknowledged and evidenced, climate change threatens food security and sovereignty; water availability, accessibility and quality; health and livelihoods. Where women bear the primary responsibility for unpaid care work such as food provision, water collection, and care for the young, sick and elderly, climate change disproportionately disadvantages them.
Authors: Sonia Phalatse, Julia Taylor and Imraan Valodia
