TS.E.2.3 Climate adaptation actions are grounded in local realities so understanding links with SDG 5 on gender equality ensures that adaptive actions do not worsen existing gender and other inequities within society  . Adaptation actions do not automatically have positive outcomes for gender equality. Understanding the positive and negative links of adaptation actions with gender equality goals  is important to ensure that adaptive actions do not exacerbate existing gender-based and other social inequalities. Efforts are needed to change unequal power dynamics and to foster inclusive decision-making for climate adaptation to have a positive impact for gender equality . There are very few examples of successful integration of gender and other social inequities in climate policies to address climate change vulnerabilities and questions of social justice . Yet inequities in climate change literacy compounds women's vulnerability to climate change through its negative effect on climate risk perception 
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