“In the remote mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, women’s disproportionate exposure to climate change impacts, compounded by socio-cultural barriers to empowerment, necessitates an inclusive and gender-sensitive approach to resilience planning.”
This study focuses on communities in the the Darkut and Sosat valleys in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, and highlights how climate events disproportionately impact the women of these remote regions. Glacial lake outburst floods, higher temperatures, and changing precipitation patterns are among the impacts of climate change here that show the importance “gender-sensitive adaptation policies and grassroots level resilience plans,” as well as the integration of Indigenous knowledge with scientific insights. The study addresses the gap in the scientific literature that’s largely focused on urban areas, leaving the topic of the gendered impacts of climate change in remote mountain regions unexplored.
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CITATION: Kifayat Ullah , Fatima Hasrat , Zia Ud Din & Amjad Ali (19 Jan 2026): Gender vulnerability and climate adaptation in high mountain regions: evidence from remote valleys in Gilgit-Baltistan, Development in Practice, DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2025.2609146