Having worked in the activist field and completed research within it, the researcher has found the gap between research and actions on the ground troublesome. Women, in particular, are increasingly approached to participate in research on climate change, food sovereignty and land access. Yet, that research has seldom translated to collective and sustainable change on the ground.
This research aims to identify the gap that prevents research on women's experience of climate change from being actioned by NGOs working within the field. The secondary aim of her research is to establish a transformative structure that NGOs can adopt to source and action research relevant to their programming. The researcher's work has been inspired by her work at Oxfam South Africa, working as an intern on an AU women's land rights project. Having felt drawn to harnessing women's power and autonomy, she envisions this research providing an answer to the many questions that arose during her work over two years within the continent.
Researcher
Georgina Blumears has completed a BSocSc specialising in English Language and Literature, Industrial Sociology and Public Policy and Administrations at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She has worked as an intern for Oxfam's Women's Land Rights Project and is currently coordinator of the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) Cage-Free Egg Campaign. Georgina is a Master's candidate in the EHS programme at the University of Cape Town. Her academic interests include intersectional feminist theory, climate change policy and environmental feminist.