Women political empowerment and vulnerability to climate change: evidence from 169 countries

The objective of this article is to analyze the effect of the political empowerment of women on vulnerability to climate change in 169 countries for the period 1995–2017. The empirical evidence which is based on panel fixed effects regressions shows that (i) the political empowerment of women as wel...

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Published in:Climatic change 2022-10, Vol.174 (3-4), Article 30
Main Authors: Asongu, Simplice A., Messono, Omang O., Guttemberg, Keyanfe T. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric Sciences
Climate change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Education
Empirical analysis
Empowerment
Generalized method of moments
Governance
Method of moments
Politics
Public finance
Risk reduction
Vulnerability
Women
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Summary:The objective of this article is to analyze the effect of the political empowerment of women on vulnerability to climate change in 169 countries for the period 1995–2017. The empirical evidence which is based on panel fixed effects regressions shows that (i) the political empowerment of women as well as its components (i.e., civil liberties of women, participation of women in civil society and participation of women in political debates) reduce vulnerability to climate change. (ii) The underlying effect is most pronounced in upper middle income, Latin American, small and fragile countries. (iii) Public spending on education, the effectiveness of governance and education are the real transmission channels through which vulnerability to climate change is affected by women’s political empowerment. The findings are robust to alternative estimation methods such as the Tobit, dynamic fixed effects, and generalized method of moments regressions. Policy implications are discussed, inter alia , the need for sampled countries to encourage women’s political empowerment in order to reduce risks linked to climate change.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1007/s10584-022-03451-7