Paper short abstract:

Women's empowerment is generally reflected in household decision-making. We explore the relation between gender equality (in the private sphere) and the household decision to invest in climate change adaptation measures. Specifically, the latter consists of either in situ adaptation or migration.

Paper long abstract:

Whether women are involved in household decisions is an important marker of female empowerment. In this article, we look at whether households with empowered women are more likely to engage in adaptation strategies in response to climate change, and what type of measures they implement. Thus, we take a two-step approach: first, we model the decision to adapt and then we model the choice of adaptation strategy. In order to do this, we draw on survey data from four study areas located in India, Bangladesh, and Ghana. Our expected contribution is to understand how, in different contexts, gender relations can be leveraged to promote adaptation strategies to face climate change. In this way, we could inform policy that aims to enhance female empowerment at the same time that encourages adaptation strategies.