How does gender shape the economic and health impacts of climate change and adaptation in Africa? A scoping review protocol

Gender differences in the impacts of climate change on livelihoods, food and nutrition security, mental wellbeing, and adaptation strategies among farming and fishing households remain underexplored in Africa. However, the limited existing evidence suggests that men and women from these household types experience climate-related impacts differently, especially in relation to livelihoods and food and nutrition security. Furthermore, there is a paucity of research in the African context on the indirect effects of climate change on the mental wellbeing of men and women in farming and fishing households, particularly through its impacts on livelihoods and food and nutrition security This scoping review aims to map and synthesize the available evidence on how gender shapes climate-induced impacts on livelihoods, food and nutrition security, mental wellbeing, and adaptation strategies among farming and fishing households in Africa. The findings are intended to inform policy and programmatic decision-making at the intersection of gender and climate change.