{"id":16221,"date":"2026-02-25T11:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=16221"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:31:05","slug":"women-and-environmental-justice-in-india-climate-change-resource-access-and-gendered-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/women-and-environmental-justice-in-india-climate-change-resource-access-and-gendered-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Women and Environmental Justice in India: Climate Change, Resource Access, and Gendered Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Women and the Environment in India<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between women and the environment in India is profound, complex, and increasingly critical as climate change intensifies and environmental degradation accelerates. Women, particularly in rural areas, depend directly on natural resources for survival\u2014collecting water, gathering fuel, growing food, and managing household needs through environmental interactions. Simultaneously, women bear disproportionate burdens when environmental degradation occurs\u2014walking further for water, spending more time finding fuel, facing food insecurity, and managing climate disasters’ impacts on families.<\/p>

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