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CDKN – 6 January 2015 – Via Reuters
India – Missing: The Forgotten Women in India’s Climate Plans - Video
With a rapidly changing climate that is
already having massive impacts on Indian people’s daily lives, the absence of
policies and plans supporting millions of working women in their ability to
deal with these new challenges needs to be addressed. Representing over half
the workforce in farming, fishing and forest harvesting, Indian women have an
essential role to play in climate adaptation and planning. Granting women
greater access to ownership and representation, and giving them a voice to
describe their situation and needs to policymakers, will help all Indians
diminish their vulnerabilities in the face of climate change.
This new film directed by Krishnendu Bose and
commissioned by CDKN, follows rural Indian women in their daily fight against
climate change impacts. It shows how resourceful these women are in a context
of high constraints and poverty. Supporting their local initiatives with
adequate policies and laws could be a significant game changer in the way India
manages to tackle climate change. ‘Missing' intends to convince policymakers of
what can be achieved, were women to become integrated in climate change
planning.