Climate risk perception and climate information use: gendered differences among South African entrepreneurs

Dookie, Denyse ORCID: 0000-0003-2702-1576, Vincent, Katharine, Murambadoro, Miriam, Archer, Emma, Base, Palesa, Benya, Songo, Conway, Declan ORCID: 0000-0002-4590-6733, Gannon, Kate ORCID: 0000-0001-6742-8982 and Ziervogel, Gina (2025) Climate risk perception and climate information use: gendered differences among South African entrepreneurs. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London, UK.

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Abstract

Female entrepreneurs in South Africa face heightened challenges arising from climate change compared with men. Recognising and addressing the gendered dimensions of climate vulnerability, including with regard to the provision of climate information, is essential for ensuring equitable and effective climate adaptation decision-making for entrepreneurs across both the formal and informal sectors. This brief presents findings from a survey of 202 female and male entrepreneurs in South Africa (see Figure 1) to assess gendered differences in climate information use and provide recommendations for government policymakers.

Item Type:	Book
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
JEL classification:	Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Equity D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L20 - General
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2025 09:48
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2026 14:42
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130494

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