GÉNERO Y ADVERSIDAD AMBIENTAL: DESIGUALDADES AGUDIZADAS

Desigualdad y efecto de los eventos ambientales en el Municipio F de Montevideo

Abstract

International organizations assure that we are going through a socio-economic and environmental crisis at a global level. On the one hand, there are increasingly frequent episodes of droughts, floods, and high temperatures, and on the other, social and territorial inequalities have deepened. In this context, the United Nations Organization maintains that, during environmental catastrophes, the people most affected are women and girls. The objective of this research is to analyze, incorporating a feminist perspective, the impacts generated by recent flooding events. The study area will take place in F Municipality, because it is one of the  most affected places by floods and, in turn, is characterized by having different antagonistic urban contexts where these episodes frequently occur. In summary, the research reveals how the gaps in gender inequality are deepened in situations of climate catastrophe.