South America

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the escalating health impacts of climate change across Latin America, as well as the region's progress and challenges in adaptation, mitigation, and engagement.

The paper critically examines the assumption that access to electricity (SDG 7) inherently promotes gender equality (SDG 5). It finds that the gendered impacts of electricity access vary widely—sometimes empowering women, but other times reinforcing existing inequalities. To better understand these dynamics, the authors develop a new theoretical framework that merges: Gender Studies insights on gender as performative, intersectional, and shaped by power relations. Social Practice Theory, which explores how electricity gains meaning through its role in everyday practices. This framework is applied to case studies in rural Guatemala (patriarchal) and rural Colombia (matrilineal), revealing how cultural context shapes outcomes. The paper also introduces an 8-step methodology for applying this framework in practice. Ultimately, the study offers tools for designing context-sensitive energy policies that are more likely to advance gender equality.

The article discusses the integration of justice enablers, including recognitional, procedural, and distributive justice, into climate-health adaptation planning in South America.

Women's participation in science has been growing throughout history. However, a gender gap in their equity in participation requires pragmatic strategies and public policies that motivate women's opportunities in research. This study aims to analyse the scientific contribution of female Ecuadorian researchers through a diagnosis of the metrics and co-author's criteria for scientific publications to establish strategies oriented toward women's inclusion in Ecuador's research development.