Just Transitions

Gender and Power in India’s Climate Politics

Seema Arora-Jonsson, Kavya Michael, Manish Kumar Shrivastava (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-49968-6 (ISBN)

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This book turns critical feminist scrutiny on national climate policies in India and examines what transition might really mean for marginalized groups in the country.

A vision of “just transitions” is increasingly being used by activists and groups to ensure that pathways towards sustainable futures are equitable and inclusive. Exploring this concept, this volume provides a feminist study of what it would take to ensure just transitions in India where gender, in relation to its interesting dimensions of power, is at the centre of analysis. With case studies on climate mitigation and adaptation from different parts of India, the book brings together academics, practitioners and policymakers who provide commentary on sectors including agriculture, forestry and renewables. Overall, the book has relevance far beyond India’s borders, as India’s attempt to deal with its diverse population makes it a key litmus test for countries seeking to transition against a backdrop of inequality both in the Global North and South.

This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate policy, gender studies, sustainable development and development studies more broadly.

Seema Arora-Jonsson is Professor in Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. She works with feminist thinking and questions of sustainability and justice in environmental governance, climate politics and rural development both in the Global South and Global North. Kavya Michael is an environmental- social scientist at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Her research broadly examines environmental change and energy- related issues through a human rights and justice lens. She studies the multiple intersections of climate change, urban- inequality, informality, and inter and intra- regional migration with a focus on the Global South. Manish Kumar Shrivastava is a senior fellow at the Earth Sciences and Climate Change Division, TERI. His current research explores low-carbon transition in India from the perspectives of MSMEs, finance, gender justice, role of sub- national and non- state actors, and relevance of frugality in technological choices and governance for sustainability.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Seema Arora-Jonsson, Kavya Michael and Manish Kumar Shrivastava

Part 1: Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Climate Diplomacy, Just Transitions, and Gender Mainstreaming: India’s Experiences

Dhanasree Jayaram and Shirin Choudhary

Gender and India’s Climate Policy: Bridging the Disconnects

Manish Kumar Shrivastava, Seema Arora-Jonsson and Kavya Michael

Voices from the field: Working for a just climate in India

Seema Arora-Jonsson with Srestha Banerjee, Shloka Nath, Kalyani Raj, R.R. Rashmi, Ginny Shrivastava, Kavya Michael, and Manish Kumar Shrivastava

Commentary

Making the Change Possible

Jayati Ghosh

Part 2: ‘No jobs on a dead planet’: Life on land and forests

How just is the transition to organic farming from a gender lens?

Aditi Kapoor

Adivasi and Forest Feminism: The path to Just Transitions through the Forest Rights Act

Sanghamitra Dubey and Astha Saxena

Coal over forests, displacement over community rights?: Lessons for a just climate future from forest-dwelling communities in Hasdeo Aranya

Ruchira Talukdar

Commentary

9 Transitions, policy, and implementation through a feminist lens

Edward R. Carr

Part 3: Clean and Affordable energy – for whom and at what cost?

Negotiating a just transition: the case of utility-scale solar in semi-arid southern India

Uttara Narayan, Vishwajeet Poojary, Tarul Jain and Ulka Kelkar

Low-carbon development and women entrepreneurs: A case study of fly-ash brick industry in Bihar

Gitika Goswami, Manish Kumar Shrivastava, Ria Sinha and Alpana Gupta

Engendering the energy value chain: Evidence from India

Mini Govindan, Rashmi Murali and Dhairya Dholak

Barriers and Enablers of Gender Just Climate Action: Examples from India

Kavya Michael

Commentary

Energy Alternatives - A view from the global North

Susan Buckingham

Epilogue

Engendering Sustainability Transitions - A Prerequisite for a Just Society

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	06.10.2023
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in Gender and Environments
Zusatzinfo	6 Tables, black and white; 15 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-367-49968-1 / 0367499681
ISBN-13	978-0-367-49968-6 / 9780367499686
Zustand	Neuware