LSE Middle East Centre 159d ago

ELEVATE: Early Career Researchers’ Initiative for Strengthening Women's Climate Resilience Extreme heat, drought and water scarcity are among Iraq’s most significant climate-related challenges, severely impacting food, water, social and health security. Women in Iraq face difficulties in coping with these extremes due to socioeconomic disparities, limited access to resources, health and safety risks, restricted mobility and cultural barriers. Women in southern Iraq are especially vulnerable because they rely on farming and livestock. Existing gender inequalities hinder women’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from such events, increasing their vulnerability and that of their communities. Enhancing women’s resilience is crucial not only for their well-being but also for strengthening the overall resilience of their communities. Thanks to the support from the British Council's Researcher Challenges Grant and in collaboration with @Moja Organization for Human Rights, the ELEVATE Initiative awarded funding to four teams of early career reseearchers in the UK and Iraq to explore the main challenges and weaknesses in women’s resilience, and the most urgent areas for resilience-building, to then develop and implement research projects addressing these challenges. Art and Animation by LiveDoodle.co.uk