Ecofeminism and Migration: A tool to construct sustainable societies.

In the recent years, the worrying issue of climate change has turned into a delicate
worldwide objective, implying the necessity to develop government policies. Due to
ecofeminism is a philosophical ideology which studies similarities between nature and
women, especially it has a close interest to revendicate their role in sustainable
development, then it becomes crucial to understand social problems related with
environmental imbalance because the female cooperation ties create a solid structure for
the growth of socio-environmental conditions. This essay attempts to argue why why
ecofeminism is a useful tool to create strategies to understand the displacement caused by climate
change in Colombia.

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 Plan
Para 1: Introduction.
1. Background: What is ecofeminism? How can it be related with aid people
displaced by climate change? Why is women’s activism different to men’s activism?
2. Writer’s position: Ecofeminism is useful to understand and aid people displaced by
climate change, especially in developing countries like Colombia.
3. Preview: Essay will defend why ecofeminism is a useful tool to create the
necessary strategies to understand the displacement caused by climate change in
Colombia.
Para 2: Why is ecofeminism useful?
1. Which are the historical similarities between women and environment?
2. Reasons why dualism is dangerous to understand women and environment
3. Example: What is the role of women in the fight against environmental problems?
(India, USA).
Para 3: Benefits of women’s activism in environmental problems.
1. Which is the difference between women’s activism and men’s activism, referring
environmental problems?
2. How could women encourage their societies to be more sustainable?
3. How could ecofeminism be useful to understand the displacement caused by
climate change in Colombia?
Para 4: Respond to counterarguments
1. What about male intervention? What is their role? is ecofeminism a restricted
philosophy?
2. is Ecofeminism is just a theory? Why is not useful in a real situation?
3. Is the displacement caused by climate change in Colombia only a government
responsibility?
Para 5: Conclusion
1. Ecofeminism is useful as a tool to support environmental problems, like the
displacement caused by climate change
2. Empowering women to take an active role in environmental problems’ solution is
necessary to develop sustainable societies
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