Negotiating household heat: thermal labor, energy justice, and women’s health in Nepal’s Madhesh Province

Negotiating household heat: thermal labor, energy justice, and women’s health in Nepal’s Madhesh Province

IntroductionHousehold cooking with solid fuels exposes women to prolonged indoor heat levels that routinely exceed internationally accepted occupational safety thresholds; yet, this exposure remains largely absent from climate-health analyses. This perspective article introduces the concept of therm...

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Main Authors: Animesh Ghimire, Mohan Das Manandhar, Sarita Karki, Karuna Bajracharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
climate change
heat stress
cooking
biomass
adverse effects
women’s health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1657267/full
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