In this presentation, we examine the higher risks and greater burdens on women from the impacts of climate change, and discuss the critical roles played by women in response to climate change.  Across the globe, women’s knowledge of sustainable practices at the household and community levels and women’s participation at the political level have resulted in a greater focus and responsiveness to all community needs and climate-related programs and policies.  

Frances Julia Riemer, a Professor in Educational Foundations at Northern Arizona University, focuses on climate issues through a social justice lens. She co-founded the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance and is involved in developing, writing, and adopting municipal Climate Action Plans. Dr. Riemer speaks on Gender and Climate Change and Grass Roots Action Around Climate. She hosts the podcast Climate Conversations: Stories from our Backyards. Dr. Riemer's current research investigates intersectional understandings of climate action, decolonial feminisms and tourism, and universities as women-serving institutions. She is editor of Front and Back Stage of Tourism Performance: Imaginaries and Bucket List Venues, author of Working at the Margins: Moving off Welfare in America, and co-editor of Qualitative Research: An Introduction to Methods and Designs.