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Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon.This new textbook, edited by one of the authors of the seminal Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future (1988) which first exposed the links between environmental degradation and unequal impacts on women, provides a comprehensive introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Over 35 authors have contributed to th

After discussing the crucial role of women in agricultural, especially in the Garhwal region, the authors point out how this role is gradually diminished by the introduction of new agro-technology and new crop varities. They note that the modernization process in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry etc has had a destructive effect on both women and the environment. (DÜI-Sen)