ABSTRACT
The Indus river basin stretches from the Himalayan mountains in the north to the dry alluvial plains of Sindh province in the south and finally flows out into the Arabian Sea. This chapter discusses women’s vulnerabilities in the upper, middle and lower Indus basin, seeking to understand the differences in vulnerabilities across these three distinct geographies. Consequently, vulnerability and the impacts of climate change will differ for different men and women according to the intersectionality of gender with other factors and stratifications, in this case, their location. Some women mentioned that they changed their farming practices, growing short-duration crops to enhance their resilience to climate change. Women have expert knowledge of climate-change impacts and priorities at local level because of the way climate change affects their work, roles and responsibilities. It is clear that there is an urgent need to involve women in change-making climate adaptation strategies and policies.
