Women, low earners ‘prone to disaster-linked depression’

People living in communities affected by disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to experience depression, with women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible, analysis suggests.

Floods in South Africa: protecting people must include a focus on women and girls

When disastrous events like floods are combined with social inequities, their effects are much greater.

In Kenya’s changing climate, women are claiming land rights to feed their families

Building a women-led community climate movement

Walk a mile in her shoes: Building rural women’s climate-resilience in the wake of COVID-19

Disasters happen to real people – and it's complicated

Gender research in IPM: Women’s empowerment as a key to unlocking food security

Drought in Lesotho heightened HIV risk in girls

'Water from air' quenches threatened girls' thirst in arid Kenya

The time for gender-smart action on disaster risk reduction is now

As wild weather hits crops, Ethiopian women turn to savings

In pastoral communities of Kenya, women bear the brunt of drought

Disasters: what’s gender got to do with it?

Tanzania: Livestock keepers ready for climate change

Farmer urges measures to aid women battling climate change

Water harvesting helps Kenya's women cope with failing rains

Commercial farms, climate shifts dry Tanzanian river basin

UN environment agency launches initiative to help Africa adapt to impacts of climate change