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Women entrepreneurs in Africa face more climate risks than their male peers

by Kate Gannon

on 2 August, 2022

Research shows that women entrepreneurs in Africa are more vulnerable to climate change than their male counterparts for at least three key reasons. Kate Gannon sets out the findings and solutions in this commentary. 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

Les femmes entrepreneures du secteur agricole en zones semi-arides du Sénégal : entre vulnérabilité multiple et adaptation au changement climatique / Female agricultural entrepreneurs in Senegal’s semi-arid zones: between multiple vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

Policy publication

by Mamadou Diop, Kate Gannon, Elena Castellano, Shaikh Eskander and Dorice Agol

on 12 April, 2022

This report [in French] is the result of research conducted in the semi-arid Kaolack region of Senegal, as part of the Women Entrepreneurs in Climate Change Adaptation (WECCA) project. Read more