Nnadiebube Journal of Religion, Culture and Society

This paper delves into the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of the people in relation to their gender. This is because evidence shows that men and women adapt differently according to their traditional roles, but women have extra roles and burdens in addition to farming roles and other daily household chores. This paper in spite of delving into the impact of climate change on differentiated gender, it will focus on women. This is because women are the most vulnerable to the extremes of climate change because of dependence on natural resources for livelihood. That is, they depend on water, food, wood fuel for cooking and land in a unique way. This paper, therefore, inquired into the impact of climate change on different gender in the following areas: food production, land, access to water, social fabric, health, economic impacts, etc. It also did a brief critique of this experience and impact and proposed a way forward. The expository and critical methods of inquiry were employed for the purpose of this study.

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