The interconnected realities in a situation of environmental destruction, such as a disaster or extractivism, which many territories and communities in Latin America suffer from, are not gender-neutral. Gender discrimination intersecting with situations of poverty, socio-economic discrimination, and structural violence, within which environmental degradation is framed, results in differential consequences for women and girls. These consequences are exacerbated by situations of displacement or even involuntary immobility. This chapter reflects on the need to incorporate a legal framework for the protection of environmentally induced displacements from a gender-sensitive and responsive perspective in the Latin American region. The current lack of legal-political recognition of environmental displacement from a gender perspective in the countries of the region invisibilises and revictimises women and girls displaced by environmental degradation. Legal silence obscures the differing vulnerability of displaced women, while disasters, environmental degradation, the impacts of climate change, and structural gender discrimination shape their entire migratory process, exposing them to different levels of violence. To safeguard environmentally displaced women and girls, it is essential to adjust legal frameworks and oversee the allocation of humanitarian permits through a gender-sensitive and responsive lens. These legal measures serve as avenues to tackle invisibility and attain gender justice, all while acknowledging the pivotal role women play in leading socio-environmental care.

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Environmentally Displaced Girls and Women in Latin America: A Gendered Perspective

  • Susana Borràs-Pentinat

摘要

The interconnected realities in a situation of environmental destruction, such as a disaster or extractivism, which many territories and communities in Latin America suffer from, are not gender-neutral. Gender discrimination intersecting with situations of poverty, socio-economic discrimination, and structural violence, within which environmental degradation is framed, results in differential consequences for women and girls. These consequences are exacerbated by situations of displacement or even involuntary immobility. This chapter reflects on the need to incorporate a legal framework for the protection of environmentally induced displacements from a gender-sensitive and responsive perspective in the Latin American region. The current lack of legal-political recognition of environmental displacement from a gender perspective in the countries of the region invisibilises and revictimises women and girls displaced by environmental degradation. Legal silence obscures the differing vulnerability of displaced women, while disasters, environmental degradation, the impacts of climate change, and structural gender discrimination shape their entire migratory process, exposing them to different levels of violence. To safeguard environmentally displaced women and girls, it is essential to adjust legal frameworks and oversee the allocation of humanitarian permits through a gender-sensitive and responsive lens. These legal measures serve as avenues to tackle invisibility and attain gender justice, all while acknowledging the pivotal role women play in leading socio-environmental care.