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

A case study assessing how climate-related risks to household water security affect women in the Centre-East region of Burkina Faso, highlighting the role of gendered norms and ethnicity in driving vulnerability.

• Climate change is expected to worsen hazards such as water scarcity, longer dry spells, and intense rainfall events, which negatively impact water and sanitation services, health, wellbeing, and livelihoods.
• Vulnerabilities for women in the study area are driven by gendered water-related roles and norms, especially regarding the lack of water availability during the dry season.
• Social differences, specifically Mossi and Peul ethnicity, influence water usage patterns 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} }