SEHE 141: GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

University of California, Riverside

4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; activity, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): GSST 001 or GSST 001H or GSST 001S; GSST 020 or GSST 020H or GSST 020S or GSST 021. Examines the global social impacts of climate change that are magnified based on existing inequalities. Focuses on the disparity between men and women in their vulnerability and ability to cope with the global phenomenon. Investigates both women as “victims” of global warming and their positive roles in climate change mitigation. Cross-listed with GSST 173.