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The Earthshot Prize 2023

Announcement on 6 December, 2022

The search for the winners of The Earthshot Prize 2023 has begun and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is proud to be an Official Nominator again. Read more

The triple differential vulnerability of female entrepreneurs to climate risk in sub-Saharan Africa: Gendered barriers and enablers to private sector adaptation

Research article

by Kate Gannon, Elena Castellano, Shaikh Eskander, Dorice Agol, Mamadou Diop, Declan Conway and Elizabeth Sprout

on 15 June, 2022

The authors of this paper conduct a systematic review to synthesize existing knowledge on differential vulnerability of female entrepreneurs in Africa to climate risk, in relation to their sensitivity to extreme climate events and their adaptive capacity. Read more

From transport to development: considering the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in integrating small businesses into Africa’s priority ‘development corridors’

Commentary

by Kate Gannon

on 26 April, 2022

Kate Gannon considers the role multi-stakeholder partnerships could play in supporting entrepreneurship in so-called ‘development corridors’ in sub-Saharan Africa and in enabling them to deliver not just infrastructure, but a more integrated and equitable form of development as communities strive to adapt to climate change. Read more

Climate change adaptation among female-led micro, small and medium enterprises in semi-arid areas: a case study from Kenya

Working paper

by Joanes Atela, Kate Gannon and Florence Crick

on 16 October, 2018

This research suggests that female-led MSMEs in Narok, Kenya, may face both additional exposure to climate risk compared with men, and additional barriers to adapting to that risk. Read more