CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND GENDER INEQUALITY NEXUS: EVIDENCE FROM SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

Abstract

While efforts and policy have been pursued towards adapting to and mitigating against climate change towards achieving sustainable development, the role of gender has not been given the required attention. This study is aimed at determining the impact of closing the gender gap on the mitigation of climate change. The panel least square estimated method was employed spanning from 2008 to 2020 and on some countries in Sub-Saharan African. Agriculture nitrous oxide emission as a % of total emission (AN2O) and CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption as a % of total (CO2FE) were used to capture climate change. Various measures of gender gap showed a substantial impact on climate change. While female tertiary enrolment, female to male labour participation ratio, and government national expenditure % of GDP were negatively related with agriculture nitrous oxide emission as a % of total emission and agricultural sex employment ratio had a positive relationship with climate change. The study thus, advocates among others the increase of females in the engagement of non-agricultural activities as well as an increase in female tertiary education to mitigate climate change