A GENDER PERSPECTIVE ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: A CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION INITIATIVE

This study assessed the extent of involvement of rural women in climate change mitigation initiative through solid waste management practices conducted during the calendar year 2020 in the eight lakeshore towns in the 4^th District of Laguna. The study employed descriptive-quantitative correlational design. Employment influenced the extent of involvement of rural women in climate change mitigation initiative in terms of solid management practices who favored that environmental education be taught in schools and educating about proper garbage management to fix garbage crisis, and insisting the local government put recycling laws and program in place. Moreover,they had stance on using alternative energy source such as windmills, solar power and others, learning to make right practical decisions for adapting to climate change, and learning more on climate change response strategy and promoting them to others. Consequently, rural women had utmost involvement in climate change mitigation initiative about health risk related to burning garbage, illegal dumps polluting rivers, streams and wells and about flooding due to garbage blocking drains and gullies.