A new study claims that women in rural communities possess particular necessary knowledge and skills to address climate change risks. This study assessed the role of individual women in dealing with climatic risk, looking specifically at agriculture, energy, and nutrition in flood and drought prone areas of eastern India. The study found that women’s participation was high in farm-related tasks and that women tended to exchange knowledge and resources in the absence of government interventions. Many women had unique mechanisms to stave off hunger and preserve nutrition during months with known food scarcity issues. Women in particularly arid areas also had vast knowledge of non-agricultural food sources, such as leaves and stems of year round plants. These informal networks, that exist all over the world, can be used as channels for targeting climate adaptation policies and programs. The study suggests that if women’s groups become the focal points of knowledge and resource dissemination in situations impacted and exacerbated by climate change, there is a high chance the resources will be shared more openly.