Climate shocks and labor market in sub-Saharan Africa: effects on gender disparities in urban and rural areas

Sadou Diallo () and Henri Atangana Ondoa
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Sadou Diallo: Pan African University
Henri Atangana Ondoa: University of Yaoundé II

Journal of Social and Economic Development, 2025, vol. 27, issue 1, No 11, 203-225

Abstract: Abstract Gender disparities in terms of opportunities, security and labor force participation still persist in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, over 60% of the workforce is employed in agriculture and 96% of cultivated land is rainfed. Climate change may, in this context, reinforce these inequalities. Using country-level aggregate household survey data, we examined the effects of climate change on gender inequalities in the labor market. The results indicate that temperature change increases the probability of labor force participation for women and reduces the probability for men in urban areas. Similarly, the temperature shock increases the probability of participation in unpaid work for both women and men. In contrast, rainfall shocks reduce the probability of participation in paid work in rural areas. The analysis reveals, taking into account the nature of the climate shock, differentiated effects on women and men. These results highlight the gendered impact of climate change on the labor market.

Keywords: Climate shock; Gender disparities; Labor market; Urban and rural areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J40 Q54 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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