In this three-part podcast special, you will hear leading researchers explore the important intersection of gender, climate, and knowledge. Recorded at the Gender and Development Conference at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in June 2025, in Norwich, UK, these conversations bring together insights from across the world.

Across Nigeria and Bangladesh, rural women are at the frontline of climate impacts: facing droughts, floods, and tidal surges that threaten their crops, livelihoods, and households.

In our third and final episode, PhD researcher Jahin Shams Sakkhar and Dr Helen Teghtegh discuss how providing women with timely, understandable climate information empowers them to take action and protect their communities. From translating forecasts into local languages to designing gender-responsive insurance schemes, these projects ensure women have the knowledge to make critical decisions. Equipping women with climate information is a form of resilience and climate action that safeguards families, farms, and futures.

With thanks to CLARE, a UK-Canada framework research programme on Climate Adaptation and Resilience, for facilitating participation in the conference.

Music by Ben Sound

In this three-part podcast special, you will hear leading researchers explore the important intersection of gender, climate, and knowledge. Recorded at the Gender and Development Conference at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in June 2025, in Norwich, UK, these conversations bring together insights from across the world.

Women's everyday knowledge - from farming and water management to food preservation - offers powerful insights for climate adaptation. In our second episode, Dr Reetika Subramanian talks with researchers and practitioners about why these often-overlooked strategies are crucial for effective climate action.

We explore tools such as photo voice, where women document their own experiences and influence policy. By bridging lived, local knowledge with scientific research, this episode shows how empowering women is central to building resilient communities.

With thanks to CLARE, a UK-Canada framework research programme on Climate Adaptation and Resilience, for facilitating participation in the conference.

Music by Ben Sound

In this three-part podcast special, you will hear leading researchers explore the important intersection of gender, climate, and knowledge. Recorded at the Gender and Development Conference at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in June 2025, in Norwich, UK, these conversations bring together insights from across the world.

How do communities on the frontlines of climate change adapt, and who benefits most? In this episode, we hear from early career researchers working on community-led projects in Bangladesh and Indonesia, exploring how women and men experience climate risks differently.

From local forecasting tools to coral reef resilience, these researchers reveal the gaps between gender-sensitive policies and what actually happens on the ground, and why co-creating solutions with communities is essential for effective adaptation. They share practical recommendations for making climate adaptation policies more inclusive, intersectional, and effective for both men and women.

With thanks to CLARE, a UK-Canada framework research programme on Climate Adaptation and Resilience, for facilitating participation in the conference.

Music by Ben Sound