1st Edition
African Women, Climate Change, and the Green Economy Challenges and Opportunities
Introduction
Zainab Monisola Olaitan and Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo
Chapter 1: Gender, Climate Change, and the Green Economy in Africa
Tinaude Adekunbi Ojo and Alison Nyaradzo Zuva
Chapter 2: The Intertwined Nature of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Africa
Zainab Monisola Olaitan
Chapter 3: Climate Change and Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: A Systematic Regional Review of Gendered Impacts
Alison Nyaradzo Zuva, Siphamandla Zondi, and Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo
Chapter 4: Transformative Governance and Environmental Causes: How African Women Contribute to Sustainability in Africa
Dilma de Araujo
Chapter 5: Women’s Participation in the Advancement of Climate Justice in Africa
Zainab Monisola Olaitan and Fatou Jeng
Chapter 6. Women in Waste Management and Green Practices in Oyo State, Nigeria
Cecy Edijala Balogun, Omosefe Oyekanmi, and Yetunde Aluko
Chapter 7: Advancing the Green Economy: Green Port Initiatives, Women, and Sustainable Practices in Selected Ports
Oluwatoyin Adeola Osundiran
Chapter 8: Empowering Women in Rural Africa through Gender-Inclusive Climate Policies in Sustainable Agriculture
Cecy Edijala Balogun
Chapter 9: Women’s Inclusion in South Africa’s Climate Policy: Mapping Strategies for a Gendered Response
Bongiwe Mphahlele and Zainab Monisola Olaitan
Chapter 10: Gender-Responsive Climate and Green Finance in BRICS+ countries
Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo and Anthonia Ibitoye
Chapter 11: Women’s Land Rights and Climate Adaptation Policies in Nigeria
Omosefe Oyekanmi
Biography
Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Race, Gender, and Class at the University of Johannesburg. Her work explores gender and politics, financial inclusion, gender and climate change, sustainable development goals, and digital transformation in policy.
Zainab Monisola Olaitan is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy and an Adjunct Professor in the department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Canada. Her research expertise is on international politics, Afrofeminist thought, gender and politics, peace and conflict, and human rights.
