ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book increases macro-political-economy discussions towards de-growth and post-growth which are beginning to bring attention to the failure of prevailing political-economic structures and processes to address climate change as both a current and future threat. It explores why there has been so little focus on understanding gender relations in relation to climate change causes, effects, mitigations and adaptations, and the implications of not adopting gender sensitivity in all these aspects. The book examines topical and regional case studies which illustrate and explain the limitations of climate change strategies emerging from a lack of sensitivity to gender relations. Although 'gender' implies a relationship between male and female, feminism and masculinism, researchers and writers on gender and environmental issues, including climate change, have been overwhelmingly women.
