Gender, Migration and Environment in the MENA: Vulnerabilities, Frameworks and Ways Forward

Environmental migration is inherently gendered. Migrants across the gender spectrum have varied needs and priorities and continue to be exposed to a multitude of risks and challenges throughout their journeys. In many parts of the world, climate change disproportionately burdens women in particular, who have historically had limited access to information, resources, and employment opportunities in their own countries, and in host countries as well. This paper intends to explore the intersection between migration, gender and the environment to highlight the importance of adopting a gender lens whilst addressing this migratory phenomenon. It sheds light on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where this intersection remains unexplored and frames this discussion alongside broader narratives of protection, displacement, refugeehood and long-term solutions.