Gender Differences in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Participation in Group-based Approaches: An Intra-household Analysis From Rural Kenya

Ngigi, Marther W.; Mueller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.03.019

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“…Higher environmental awareness of women is also considered important, as it not only creates preconditions for more easily adapting climate-smart agriculture techniques ( Huyer and Partey, 2019 ) in Lithuanian agriculture, but also can help mitigate one of the negative consequences of the CAP payments – increasing land degradation ( Panagos et al, 2016 ). These findings at some point contradict Theriault et al (2017) and support those by Ngigi et al (2017) . Contradictions can be attributed to different socio-economic environments (developed vs developing countries, different possibilities to run a farm) indicating the necessity to adapt the research of such type to local conditions and limiting the extrapolation and generalization of the results.…”

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Are women neglected in the EU agriculture? Evidence from Lithuanian young farmers

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Are women neglected in the EU agriculture? Evidence from Lithuanian young farmers

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“…In most Ghanaian communities, these animals are used to secure income for households’ food and nonfood needs. Ngigi et al. (2017) explained that while husbands (males) are more inclined to livestock related adaptation strategies, wives (females) are inclined to crop related adaptation strategies.…”

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Gender perspectives of climate change adaptation in two selected districts of Ghana

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Azumah

Anani³

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This study analyzed gender differences in climate adaptation by farming households in Ghana. This involved 300 farmers from two districts of Ghana and the data analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed severer climate impacts on the livelihoods of females than males in Ghana. On the contrary, the adaptive capacity of males was found to be higher than that of females. This was supported by the observed differences in gender climate adaptation where both male heads and male household members had higher mean climate adaptations than both female heads and female household members. Overall, the climate adaptation strategies mostly adopted by both males and females include changing planting dates, row planting, planting early maturing and drought tolerant seed varieties, mixed farming, intercropping and refiling of farm plots. Except for zero tillage and intercropping, male farmers had high adoption levels than female farmers. It is concluded that the observed gender adaptation differences were due to the levels and intensity of adoption other than differences in the type of strategies adopted by the different gender groups. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture should consider integrating climate adaptation policies into current agricultural policies such as “planting for food and jobs” policy.

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“… Nagoda and Nightingale (2017) used it to demonstrate how social and power relations perpetuate the vulnerability of certain social groups to climate change. Other studies have examined the role of gender in the perception of climate risks and the proposal of adaptation strategies ( Ngigi et al, 2017 ), as well as the understanding of the concept ‘resilience’ in relation to tree pests and health ( White et al, 2018 ).…”

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Group discussions on how to implement a participatory process in climate adaptation planning: a case study in Malaysia

Palermo

Hernández

2020

Ecological Economics

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The frequency and intensity of extreme climate events are increasing all around the world, due to climate change. Climate adaptation strategies are therefore needed, since mitigation strategies alone are not sufficient to avoid serious impacts of climate change. However, adaptation to climate change is not straightforward, as it is highly influenced by diverse and conflicting interests as well as epistemological (or scientific) uncertainties. Therefore, a minimum requirement for its success is the active participation of stakeholders and citizens in the adaptation policy cycle. This paper presents a case study on a participatory process involving civil servants from different municipalities in Malaysia, in Southeast Asia, with a view to considering the optimal level of engagement that is required for climate adaptation planning. The exercise consisted of a Focus Group session, where participants were asked to discuss the level of stakeholder and citizen participation that should be adopted within the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy initiative. Contrary to authors' expectations, the participants tended to suggest medium to high levels of participation in the planning process. During the dialogues, a walking activity through the city, aimed at identifying hotspots of climate risks and defined as “safety walks”, was one of the ideas proposed as a high-potential participatory method, spreading in the adaptation framework. Safety walks could complement climate modelling and enhance the robustness of climate risk assessments.

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Gender Differences in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Participation in Group-based Approaches: An Intra-household Analysis From Rural Kenya

Cited by 119 publications

References 23 publications

Are women neglected in the EU agriculture? Evidence from Lithuanian young farmers

Are women neglected in the EU agriculture? Evidence from Lithuanian young farmers

Gender perspectives of climate change adaptation in two selected districts of Ghana

Group discussions on how to implement a participatory process in climate adaptation planning: a case study in Malaysia

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