CHALLENGE 2. Gender Equality and Climate Change

 CHALLENGE NUMBER 2: Gender Equality and Climate Change

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ThIs challenge will help you to understand what gender (in)equality looks like in climate change.

GOAL: To recognise gender inequality in the students’ immediate environment and connect it to broader climate-related issues (e.g., girls’ access to education → climate adaptation).

Core literacy skills:

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  Observing local context

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  Role-play

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  Writing reflective paragraphs

Inequality and climate change are linked in a vicious cycle: those who have contributed the least to climate change, such as low-income communities and developing nations, often suffer its worst impacts disproportionately. These impacts, such as extreme weather, food and water insecurity, and health problems, further exacerbate existing inequalities and can push more people into poverty. Conversely, high-income groups often have greater access to resources, allowing them to better mitigate and adapt to climate change, and they have historically contributed more to the problem.

TASK 0. Warm-up “What Does Fair Look Like?”

You must list spaces in school or in our town where fairness appears… or disappears.

TASK 1. Writing Mini-Texts: “Gender & Climate: Hidden Connections”

Write a short text explaining how inequality affects climate resilience.

TASK 2. WATCH THE VIDEOS AND TAKE NOTES.

Where do you see equality/inequality? WRITE a Micro-product: “Climate Fairness Report”

Final micro-product: A short written reflection on the videos including:

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  One example of equality

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  One example of inequality

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  Why it matters for their community

Word bank: Use terms like “opportunity,” “access,” “bias,” “fairness”.

This project is about Co-education and Real context analysis.