Dr Louis Nyahunda discusses the impact of climate change and Covid-19 on rural women in Zimbabwe
Women in rural Zimbabwe have experienced significant hardship in the face of climate change and Covid-19. Both have impacted on their livelihoods, health and security, and have increased the gender gap. Social workers have done what they can to respond, but policy needs to change to fully take account of the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable within society.
This episode focuses on the theme of World Social Work Day 2022: Co-building a new eco-social world: Leaving no-one behind. I talk to Dr Louis Nyahunda about a study he and his colleagues undertook which explored the impact of climate change and Covid-19 on women living in rural villages in Zimbabwe. Somewhat ironically, the recording was interrupted by a thunderstorm, but the background noises provide an authentic backdrop to a harrowing story which highlights the impact that climate change is having today.
Dr Louis Nyahunda is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Limpopo in South Africa and has Bachelors, Masters and a PhD in Social work. His research interests lie in environmental social work, climate change and gender dynamics.
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