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Year Two: Climate Change and Gender

Introduction

So what do climate change and gender have to do with each other?

Welcome to Year Two of PWRDF’s Education Focus, Creation Care: Climate Action!

The first year of our three-year education focus explored the intersecting themes of climate change and food security as we marked five points in the liturgical and agricultural seasons.

In the second year of our Creation Care: Climate Action focus, we turn to the intersecting themes of climate change and gender. For many of us, the connections between climate change and food security are fairly obvious as we hear in the news – or from farmers we know – about severe droughts or catastrophic flooding or other climate change-related events that have been devastating crops and livelihoods ever more frequently. But how does climate change affect people according to their gender? What are the connections? Why do they matter and what is PWRDF and its partners doing to address them?

As ever, we love to hear from those who use PWRDF’s resources. Please be in touch with your questions, suggestions, or accounts of how and with whom you used this resource by writing to Suzanne Rumsey, PWRDF’s Public Engagement Coordinator at [email protected].

Note: this PWRDF video near the beginning of the session is on our YouTube channel. If you do not have access to WiFi in your presentation space, participants can watch it at home or we can send you an MP4 file to screen.

Learning Module 2.1: Gender and Climate Change

In this first of three learning modules, we will explore these questions by learning from our partners, reflecting biblically, and considering opportunities to act and give. This learning module is designed to be used in a group study – in-person or on Zoom – but can easily be used for individual reflection. The materials can be worked through in one session or over a series of shorter sessions. If you’re leading a session, download the presentation slides to share on a screen or download and print the PDF text document. You will be required to enter your email address to access this resource.

Note: this PWRDF video near the beginning of the session is on our YouTube channel. If you do not have access to WiFi in your presentation space, participants can watch it at home or we can send you an MP4 file to screen.

Learning Module 2.2: Climate-related emergencies and Women

In this learning module we are asking how women are impacted by emergencies caused by climate change, be they fires, floods or droughts. How are they impacted differently than men? And how are they responding? We will explore these questions by learning from our partners, reflecting biblically, and considering opportunities for action and giving.

This learning module is designed to be used in a group study – in-person or on Zoom – but can easily be used for individual reflection. The materials can be worked through in one session or over a series of shorter sessions. If you’re leading a session, download the presentation slides to share on a screen or download and print the PDF text document. The PDF includes additional information that will be helpful if you are presenting. You will be required to enter your email address to access this resource.

Note: the PWRDF video near the beginning of the session is on our YouTube channel. If you do not have access to WiFi in your presentation space, send the link to participants to watch at home or we can send you an MP4 file to screen.

Learning Module 2.3: Women leaders of climate action

In Learning Module 2.3, this final one for year two, we focus on women leaders and the leadership roles they have played locally and globally to address climate change and to care for creation.

This learning module can be used online or in person, with a group or individually. It can be used in its entirety as one session, or over a series of shorter sessions. If you’re leading a session, download the presentation slides to share on a screen or download and print this PDF text document with embedded links. You will be required to enter your email address to access this resource.