Intersectional Climate Justice in Eastern Africa

Neil J.W. Crawford is a Lecturer in International Politics and Public Policy at the University of Stirling, UK.Susan Nanduddu is the Executive Director of the African Centre for Trade and Development, Uganda.Katie McQuaid is an Associate Professor of Gender and Climate at the University of Leeds, UK.Elvin Nyukuri is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Governance and Policy at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsForeword (Angélique Umutesi Muhavani, Bekumba Adolf Metta, Gideon Pirandoni Meriwas, Ineza Umuhoza Grace, Jean-Paul Bya’undaombe Longye, Lamis Amr Elkhatieb, Never Mujere, Nicolas Gaulin and Samuel C. Okorie)1. Introduction: Centring Eastern Africa in the climate crisis (Katie McQuaid, Neil J. W. Crawford, Susan Nanduddu and Elvin Nyukuri)2. Land use, conflict, re/displacement and post-conflict histories in Burundi (Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta and Maurine Ekun Nyok)3. Badbaado Haween (Women saving lives): An intersectional analysis of flash flood impacts on women and girls in Qardho, Somalia (Sahra Ahmed Koshin)4. Sound and situated knowledge in Entebbe’s urban wetland borderlands (Michael Roberts and Daniel Lumonya)5. Breaking barriers: Unravelling the climate justice struggles of Maasai women and girls in Tanzania (Emmanuel Ole Kileli, Monica Kurumbe, Sophia Carodenuto, Katelynne Herchak and Crystal Tremblay)6. The powers that be? (Hita Unnikrishnan)7. Beyond fortresses: Rethinking conservation and upholding Indigenous peoples’ rights (Julia Basile, Elsa Jarkhedian, Silvia Ottinetti and Nicolás Süssmann Herrán)8. The legacy of colonialism, present-day climate injustice: The experiences and knowledge of San communities in Tsholotsho, Western Zimbabwe (Douglas Nyathi, Joram Ndlovu and Admire Mare)9. There are other roads (Davina Philomena Kawuma)10. Rural women and the overlapping climate and energy injustices in Malawi: An intersectional feminist overview (Eilidh Watson Stanfield and Ethel Ngulube)11. Rural women, climate change and information ecosystems in Kenya (Silas Odongo Oriaso, Jacinta Mwende Maweu, Chris Paterson, Lata Narayanaswamy, Jasmin Surm and Dorcas Kalele)12. ‘We let the blood flow’: Flooding, health and overlapping crisis as experienced by south Sudanese women (Sneha Krishnan, Philomena Wambui and Nitesh Lohan)13. Chair in Entebbe / Entebbe E’Ntebbe (Daphine Arinda)14 Queer diffabilities in Uganda: Experiences of intersectional complexity and the urban climate crisis (Katie McQuaid and Neil J. W. Crawford)15. The Covid-19, equity and climate change nexus: The case of the East African Region (Joanes Atela, Leah Aoko, Elvin Nyukuri and Florence Onyango)16. Climate change, migration and displacement: Considering psychosocial impacts in Uganda (Abbas Mugisha and Sabiti Makara)Index

Intersectional Climate Justice in Eastern Africa is a vital resource for understanding climate vulnerability and justice, both in Eastern Africa and globally. By centering the lived realities of one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, this book exposes the deep structural inequalities that shape how communities experience environmental crises. By bridging theory and practice, the book redefines climate justice through an African lens, essential for scholars, policymakers, and activists committed to inclusive climate action. A decolonial triumph and a call to listen, especially to those most affected.