IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL WOMEN LIVELIHOOD IN SINDH, PAKISTAN.

Abstract

Women plays a vital role in every sphere of life with their men in society but a debate about gender is always remain under solved globally. However, women faces obstacles in case of climate change i.e feeding their families, letting of natural resources and main factor is limited knowledge. Climate disaster like flood puts a great pressure while they are fulfilling their responsibilities. The main objective of my research was to find out the perception of women regarding their livelihood options and their capacities to overcome climate change. So priority to minimize their vulnerability to adopt a variety of options. My research area was southern Punjab, Pakistan and Sindh district, it was selected the area was badly affected from flood. Owing to his women are more vulnerable in agriculture and livestock sector by climate changes. As a result, in Pakistan women has more affected by climate disaster then men. Climate disaster threatens the women livelihood in different ways I.e her frequency of flooding, sudden and long term flooding. However, women are facing extreme poverty due to loss of income and damaging crops. The result of this climate disaster is that vulnerability was growing day by day with alarming situation on agriculture and live stock sector. The impact of current flooding situation is imposing a ramification on these sectors directly or indirectly. Finally, it was clear from all these disasters that adaptation are more necessarily and urgently needed for the reducing women vulnerability. The result of my research was highlighted to understand a diverse impact of climate changes on women livelihood and vulnerability.