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ABSTRACT

Though not equally, the detrimental effects of climate change affect all of humanity. Because they rely more heavily than men on unpredictable daily means of subsistence, have fewer coping mechanisms, are more likely to live in poverty, and must contend with social norms and obligations that prohibit them from actively participating in climate change processes, women are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than men. Finding out how the detrimental consequences of climate change impact women’s livelihoods is the aim of this study. Both in terms of qualitative and quantitative elements, the outcomes followed the descriptive research design’s methodology recommendations. To be more precise, basic random selection procedures were used to pick a numbers of sample of respondents to take part in the study by probability sampling. While household surveys were used to obtain quantitative data, focus groups and key informant interviews (KII and FGD) were employed to acquire qualitative data. The result illustrates how climate change is affecting women’s livelihoods in coastal areas. It suggests ending domestic abuse as soon as it is practical and doing away with gender conventions that put women at risk from climate change. Moreover, the creation of flexible support networks to protect coastal women from the unpredictability of climate change is woefully behind schedule.

Keywords: consequences of climate change, coastal areas, vulnerability of women, domestic abuse, support networks