🌿 Environment Jul 24, 2026 · Amy Rushton

Access to finance ‘strengthens climate resilience’ among sub-Saharan women

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Access to finance ‘strengthens climate resilience’ among sub-Saharan women
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Empowering women through greater access to finance could “strengthen” households’ resilience to “climate shocks”, according to a new study.  



Published in Climate Risk Management, it analyses the impact of financial access on “women-headed households” in sub-Saharan Africa. 



The study finds that where women had formal financial access – such as through owning a bank account – households were more able to withstand short-term shocks.



It adds that “climate shocks”, su

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