Women have a high stake in climate change.  They stand to be adversely affected by any strong shifts in weather patterns.  Being more “vulnerable,” they often bear the brunt of social upheavals.  And global warming and other such changes in our climate can lead to social upheavals.

It is crucial that women’s voices are included in the dialogue on climate change- in multiple ways.  And it is equally important that women in low-income countries are made part of the global discourse.  When women become aware of the adverse effects of climate change, they will be more willing to make the requisite sacrifices that everyone needs to make in order to save our planet from doom.

Women’s primary role in climate  change is to join others to become good stewards of our environment, natural resources and minimize actions that will lead to the rapid depletion of our planet’s natural resources.

This is a comment to the blog post, “Don’t ignore half of humanity in the climate change debate.”

The opinions expressed in this text are those of the author.