Women's vulnerability to climate-related risks to household water security in Burkina Faso

The study examines the gendered and social drivers of vulnerability to climate-related water insecurity in Burkina Faso's Centre-East region, highlighting how gender roles and ethnicity influence risks and responses.

• Climate change is expected to worsen hazards such as water scarcity, prolonged dry spells, and intense rainfall, which negatively impact household water security, health, wellbeing, and livelihoods.
• Women's vulnerabilities to water insecurity, especially during the dry season, are driven by gendered water-related roles and norms.
• Social differences, specifically Mossi and Peul ethnicity, affect how water is used and contribute to variations in women's vulnerability and their ability to respond to risks.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Women's vulnerability to climate-related risks to household water security in Burkina Faso. https://www.sei.org/publications/womens-vulnerability-climate-water-burkina-faso/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Women's vulnerability to climate-related risks to household water security in Burkina Faso. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/womens-vulnerability-climate-water-burkina-faso/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Women's vulnerability to climate-related risks to household water security in Burkina Faso |date=20 July 2020 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/womens-vulnerability-climate-water-burkina-faso/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020womens, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Women's vulnerability to climate-related risks to household water security in Burkina Faso}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/womens-vulnerability-climate-water-burkina-faso/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }