Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study

Climate change affects men and women differently, and pre-existing gender disparities may worsen. We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model linked with microsimulations to assess the distributive effects of climate change in Bolivia. Two scenarios are evaluated. The first scenario addre...

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Main Authors: Escalante, Luis Enrique, Maisonnave, Helene
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131476
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description Climate change affects men and women differently, and pre-existing gender disparities may worsen. We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model linked with microsimulations to assess the distributive effects of climate change in Bolivia. Two scenarios are evaluated. The first scenario addresses capital and land damages, while the second analyses the decrease in agricultural production yields. We find that both scenarios have negative impacts on the Bolivian economy. The scenarios drive down employment and increase the burden of domestic work, especially for women. Furthermore, both simulations reveal negative impacts on poverty, with women in rural areas being the most affected.
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spelling CGSpace1314762025-12-08T09:54:28Z Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study Escalante, Luis Enrique Maisonnave, Helene climate change domestic work men poverty rural areas women Climate change affects men and women differently, and pre-existing gender disparities may worsen. We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model linked with microsimulations to assess the distributive effects of climate change in Bolivia. Two scenarios are evaluated. The first scenario addresses capital and land damages, while the second analyses the decrease in agricultural production yields. We find that both scenarios have negative impacts on the Bolivian economy. The scenarios drive down employment and increase the burden of domestic work, especially for women. Furthermore, both simulations reveal negative impacts on poverty, with women in rural areas being the most affected. 2023-07 2023-08-08T09:33:09Z 2023-08-08T09:33:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131476 en Open Access Wiley Escalante, Luis Enrique; and Maisonnave, Helene. 2023. Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study. Journal of International Development 35(5): 669-960. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3711
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Escalante, Luis Enrique
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Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study
title Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study
title_full Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study
title_fullStr Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study
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title_short Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study
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domestic work
men
poverty
rural areas
women
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