Climate change (CC) is often described as an environmental problem raising political concerns and debates but also perceived as a social human problem (Clayton 2019;Dias et al. 2020). CC presents a broadly systemic health risk, making the world more dangerous to live in, further enhancing social and psychological stress of people (Johnson 2020). Translated into extreme weather events or natural disasters, such as droughts and desertification, floods, forest fires and cyclones, CC is extremely complex and has implications in several areas of life. These events often result in undeniable social, economic and environmental consequences, impacting more significantly on the most vulnerable populations.According to the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) "…socially and economically disadvantaged and marginalized people are disproportionally affected by climate change." (IPCC 2014), exacerbating social inequalities. Accordingly, CC impacts are somewhat biased since they tend to be regressive, falling more heavily on the poor than the rich (Skoufias 2012). It has been reported by Islam and Winkel (2017) that socially and geographically disadvantaged people, i.e., those who face discrimination based on gender, age, race, class, caste, indigeneity and disability, are particularly vulnerable to climate hazards. This suggests that the impacts of CC are not gender-neutral. Peoples' adaptation, vulnerability and resilience to CC