eLearnAfrica
Gender, Climate Justice, and Food Systems Resilience
The University of the West Indies
  • Start Date: 27 Nov, 2023
  • 2 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Explore the intersections of gender equality and environmental issues to promote climate justice and food system resilience.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Build more resilient food systems with the University of the West Indies


Gender equality, climate action and zero hunger are three of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. On this two-week course from the University of the West Indies, you’ll explore the interconnections between these three goals.


Guided by a team of gender and environment experts, you’ll learn why gender matters when fighting climate change, what gender roles operate within food systems, and how food insecurity relates to climate justice.


Consider climate justice and food systems resilience through the lens of gender


You’ll start the course by exploring where issues of gender, climate, and food security overlap or intersect.


You’ll review the relevant Sustainable Development Goals, and discuss all three through the lens of gender.


Take a gender transformative approach to climate action and food justice


In Week 2 of the course, you’ll investigate what it means to take a gender transformative approach (GTA) to issues of global significance.


You’ll examine some real-world examples of gender transformative approaches to combating climate change and food insecurity, and consider ways of harnessing this potential to protect global populations.


You’ll finish the course ready to champion sustainable development by tackling injustices relating to gender, the environment, and food insecurity.


This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the interconnections of gender studies, climate justice, and food systems resilience.


It is particularly aimed at actors working in and around food systems, or in government, policy, agriculture, social services, research, or civil society.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

The University of the West Indies

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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