The Gendered Climate Crisis: A Systemic Analysis for Pakistan |
Gender Specialist with a dedicated focus on climate resilience and social policy. I am currently serving as Assistant Director at the Prospective Policy Research Institute of Islamabad (PRII). I integrate gender analysis into national research and policy frameworks. My work is driven by the conviction that equitable and inclusive development is the cornerstone of a sustainable future for Pakistan.
When we talk about climate change in Pakistan, we often picture melting glaciers, brutal heatwaves, or devastating floods—like the ones that drowned a third of the country in 2022. But there’s another, more human story within that crisis. It’s the story of how these environmental disasters don’t affect everyone equally. In Pakistan, the heaviest burden is often carried by its women and girls.
To understand why, we need to look at daily life, especially in the villages. Here, women are the quiet engine of farming. They sow seeds, tend crops, and care for animals. But what happens when the rains don’t come, or when floods wash everything away? Their world gets much harder. A mother........