Gender equality is diluted in commitments made to small-scale fisheries

Lawless, Sarah; Cohen, Philippa J.; Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Kleiber, Danika; Morrison, Tiffany H.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105348

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“…This includes recognizing and countering short timelines, supporting and funding gender expertise, and developing and implementing intersectional gender approaches to climate change programs. For policy-makers, this may require a better understanding of how the translation of gender equality through policy scales risks co-opting gender equality concepts and goals 83,84 , and ameliorating this. Finally, there is a need to bridge disciplinary silos to ensure that gender equality lessons inform climate change projects and sectors, such as energy 85 and climate services 86 , where engagement and research are more nascent.…”

Section: Towards Informed Pursuit Of Gender Equalitymentioning

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“…In 2018, an external audit of Global Environmental Facility funded projects found that almost two-thirds did not include gender, when they should have 90 . Even when gender equality is included, it can be diluted 84 or manipulated for political ends 91 . In other cases, gender equality is included as an afterthought or bureaucratic obligation, rather than receiving genuine commitment from the outset 25 .…”

Section: Box 1 Obstacles To Gender Equality In Climate Change Responsesmentioning

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Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

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Gender has a powerful influence on people's experience of, and resilience to, climate change.Global climate change policy is committed to tackling gender inequalities in mitigation and adaptation. However, progress is hindered by numerous challenges, including an enduring set of gender assumptions; women are caring and connected to the environment; women are a homogenous and vulnerable group; gender equality is a women's issue and; gender equality is a numbers game. We provide an overview of how these assumptions essentialize women's and men's characteristics, narrowly diagnose the causes of gender inequality, and thereby propel strategies that have unintended and even counterproductive consequences. We offer four suggestions for a more informed pursuit of gender equality in climate change policy and practice.

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Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

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“…Women’s contributions to the fisheries/aquaculture sector, and the benefits derived from this contribution, is much broader than the specific focus taken in this review on the links between aquatic foods and FNS [ 52 , 53 ]. Recognition of the need for a gendered approach to fisheries and aquaculture has increased in research and development contexts in recent years [ 54 , 55 ]; however, regional and national fishery policies continue to contain broad and at times conflicting language around gender [ 56 , 57 ]. In terms of the links between gender, aquatic foods and FNS identified here, there was a focus on women as a vulnerable group, particularly within food, nutrition and health policies.…”

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Identifying Policy Best-Practices to Support the Contribution of Aquatic Foods to Food and Nutrition Security

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2021

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The relationship between aquatic foods and food nutrition and security is increasingly recognised in policy and practice, yet many governance instruments do not acknowledge or support this important connection. The most effective policy approaches to support the link between these sectors, or ‘best practices’ are currently unknown. We reviewed relevant governance instruments from multiple countries to identify how these instruments linked fisheries, aquaculture and food security and nutrition, including the policy framing and evidence of political commitment. Of the documents connecting the sectors (65%), the majority did so in the context of developing the fisheries/aquaculture sector to increase aquatic food availability and/or access (51%), followed by developing the fisheries/aquaculture sector as a livelihoods approach to indirectly improve food security (33%), for example, through income generation. Sectoral links established in the context of nutrition-sensitive approaches to fisheries and aquaculture were less common (5%). Almost one third (29%) of instruments supported the connection between aquatic foods and food security and nutrition across three or more different contexts relevant to food security or food systems, while 12% indicated a very high level of commitment. We recommend some key attributes for future policy development to help build coherence between sectors and to help frame coherent food system-based policies.

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“…When delineating the above, this study recognizes the dual role of the ecopond model for women's empowerment, 3 as both a mechanism to enhance sustainability and an outcome impact of the specific intervention (McDougall 2017;Lau 2020;Lawless et al 2021).…”

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Sustainability impacts of ecosystem approaches to small-scale aquaculture in Bangladesh

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This study explores the sustainability impacts of adopting an ecosystem approach in underutilized homestead ponds (ecoponds) operated by women in Bangladesh. Households with ecoponds have significantly higher fish productivity, fish diversity, and income generation potential compared to households with similar underutilized ponds. Furthermore, certain dimensions of women’s empowerment are improved at the individual and household level (e.g., control of income and productive assets), without, however, addressing wider structural inequalities. Food security impacts are rather inconclusive, as despite the higher consumption of more diverse fish species among ecopond households, there is no significant effect on overall dietary diversity.

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Gender equality is diluted in commitments made to small-scale fisheries

Cited by 65 publications

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Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

Identifying Policy Best-Practices to Support the Contribution of Aquatic Foods to Food and Nutrition Security

Sustainability impacts of ecosystem approaches to small-scale aquaculture in Bangladesh

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