About this episode

The episode explores how climate change influences motherhood and women's choices regarding having and raising children.

Graihagh Jackson talks to mothers from India, Kenya and the UK about how climate change is affecting women's decisions about whether to have children and how to raise them. Her guests are Bhavreen Kandhari, a clean air campaigner from Delhi; Dr Susan Chomba, a Kenyan forest scientist and environmentalist; and Dr Elizabeth Cripps, a political philosopher specializing in climate justice. This programme was first broadcast in 2025. Got a question for The Climate Question? Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com Produced and presented by Graihagh Jackson Sound mix: Tom Brignell and Neil Churchill Editor: Simon Watts

People in this episode

Host: Graihagh Jackson

Guests: Bhavreen Kandhari, Dr Susan Chomba, Dr Elizabeth Cripps

Topics covered

• climate change
• motherhood
• women's decisions
• environmental impact
• parenting
• climate justice

Keywords

• climate change
• motherhood
• India
• Kenya
• UK
• environment
• parenting
• climate justice

Mentioned in this episode

Places: India, Kenya, UK

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