Group Tasks Govt on Climate Justice for Women Farmers

Omolabake Fasogbon

A group, International Centre for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD) has stressed climate justice to be able to arrest the scourge of food insecurity ravaging many parts of the country. 

This is even as a 2023 report by West & Central Africa Food Security Data, Cadre Harmonise revealed that about 26.5 million persons may grapple with high level of food insecurity in 2024.

The group identified climate change as a driving factor of food insecurity, noting that women farmers are more affected but not sufficiently catered for in agriculture policies. 

Speaking at the event which also featured a updated book presentation, Project Manager of ICEHD, Dr Sonnie Bowei lamented that despite being crucial to nation’s food sufficiency, women farmers do not get commensurating support or intervention from government. 

 “The reality of climate change is evidenced in increased temperature, variable rainfall, rise in sea level flooding, drought, desertification and land degradation, all of which bring a gendered impact as it disproportionately affects women and widens gender inequalities”.