Dr A.T Muruviwa
Country (Nationality)
South Africa
Grantee Title
Areas of research interest: Climate change and Human Health
Grantee Description
Home Institution University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Host Institution Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Summary of research
The significance of this study is that it allows for the development of a more nuanced and robust climate change adaptation and mitigation policy on women’s health in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole. Rather than focusing on the scientific assessment of climate change, the study interrogates the gender dimension of climate change to understand the gendered experiences of rural women’s health in relation to climate induced disasters such as severe flooding. Using a community-based dialogue-oriented approach the research will engage rural women stationed at Chingwizi Transit Camp, Zimbabwe who are victims of extreme events.