The Duty to Cooperate in Addressing the Adverse Impact of Environmental Chronic Emergencies: Ensuring Gender-Sensitive Responses (chapter in "Gendering International Legal Responses to Environmental Chronic Emergencies")
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Author(s): Martina Sardo
Date: 2026
Topics: Climate Change, Cooperation, Disasters, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance, Protection and Access to Justice
This chapter examines the content and scope of States’ duty to cooperate in responding to the gendered effects of ECEs by exploring various forms of international cooperation under human rights, disasters and environmental and climate law, highlighting existing limitations in meeting women's specific needs. The chapter investigates whether and to what extent a gender perspective is integrated into relevant international agreements and soft law instruments. Finally, the chapter emphasizes the importance of ensuring that cooperative efforts tackle not only the slow-onset processes underlying ECEs but also the deeply rooted social inequalities and patterns of discrimination that disproportionately affect women.