How do grassroot NGOs in rural Myanmar express their visions for the food system? Food security and food sovereignty as entangled narratives within NGO struggles and strategies

Elkharouf, Omar; Pritchard, Bill

doi:10.1111/apv.12246

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“…For instance, these practices can also be interpreted in cultural terms that serve as a mechanism to cope with and process the effects of climate change or as a political tool to guarantee the rights of self-governance (92). These practices could also be understood in terms of the notions of self-sufficiency and food sovereignty which are not in alignment with the logic of productivity (93,94). Similarly, the logic of production is at odds with the concept of resilience (95).…”

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Examining knowledge and epistemic justice in the design of nature-based solutions for water management

Arango-Quiroga¹,

Boyle²,

Kuhl³

2023

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Over the last decade, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for water management have gained traction as triple-win options for climate action due to their ability to address social, economic, and environmental challenges. Recent developments in the literature of NbS have resulted in a body of work addressing questions about knowledge and justice. In line with these developments, this paper proposes the Knowledge and Epistemic Injustice for NbS for Water Framework (KEIN Framework) to identify the production of epistemic injustices in the design of NbS for water management. The KEIN framework draws on questions about knowledge and power raised by Avelino (2021) and five mechanisms that lead to epistemic injustice based on the work by Fricker (2007) and Byskov (2021). We apply the framework to examine a proposal presented to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) that included NbS for water management and Indigenous Peoples in South America. Rather than being an analysis of the project or the GCF per se, the goal of this analysis is to demonstrate the utility of the framework to analyze proposals during the design stage. We argue that proposals submitted to the GCF are reflective of a broadly held international environmental logic. We also identified indications that knowledge was organized and treated in a way that favored external actors at the expense of local actors.  Our analysis also revealed prejudices against people&rsquor;s epistemic capacities, with potential implications for how the generation of local knowledge is adopted on the ground. The framework illustrates how the design of NbS may minimally disrupt power relations due to the influential role that some actors have in generating knowledge. This study contributes to the operationalization of epistemic justice in designing NbS. Through the application of the proposed framework, the study contributes to future work advancing the construction of epistemically just NbS.

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Section: Kinds Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Examining knowledge and epistemic justice in the design of nature-based solutions for water management

Arango-Quiroga¹,

Boyle²,

Kuhl³

2023

Preprint

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“…For instance, these practices could also be interpreted in cultural terms that serve as a mechanism to cope with the effects of climate change or as a political tool to guarantee the rights of selfgovernance [97]. They could also be understood in terms of self-sufficiency and food sovereignty, which are not in alignment with the logic of productivity [98,99]. Similarly, the logic of production can be at odds with the concept of resilience [100].…”

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Examining knowledge and epistemic justice in the design of nature-based solutions for water management

Arango-Quiroga,

Kinol,

Kuhl

2023

PLOS Clim

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Over the last decade, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for water management have gained traction as triple-win options for climate action due to their ability to address social, economic, and environmental challenges. Recent developments in the literature of NbS have resulted in a body of work addressing questions about knowledge and justice. In line with these developments, this paper proposes the Knowledge and Epistemic Injustice in NbS for Water Framework (KEIN Framework) to identify the production of epistemic injustices in the design of NbS for water management. The KEIN framework draws on questions about knowledge and power raised by Avelino and five mechanisms that lead to epistemic injustice based on work by Fricker and Byskov. We apply the framework to examine a proposal presented to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) that included both NbS for water management and Indigenous People in South America. Rather than being an analysis of the project or the GCF per se, the goal of this analysis is to demonstrate the utility of the framework to analyze proposals during the design stage. We argue that proposals submitted to the GCF are reflective of a broadly held international environmental logic. We also identify indications that knowledge was organized and treated in a way that favored external actors at the expense of local actors. Our analysis also revealed prejudices against people’s epistemic capacities, with potential implications for how the generation of local knowledge is adopted on the ground. The framework illustrates how the design of NbS may minimally disrupt power relations due to the influential role of some actors in generating knowledge. This study contributes to the operationalization of epistemic justice in designing NbS. Through the application of the proposed framework, the study contributes to future work advancing the construction of epistemically just NbS.

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Should Sub-Saharan African governments pursue policies that promote food security or food sovereignty?

Adem

2023

Food and Humanity

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How do grassroot NGOs in rural Myanmar express their visions for the food system? Food security and food sovereignty as entangled narratives within NGO struggles and strategies

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

Examining knowledge and epistemic justice in the design of nature-based solutions for water management

Examining knowledge and epistemic justice in the design of nature-based solutions for water management

Examining knowledge and epistemic justice in the design of nature-based solutions for water management

Should Sub-Saharan African governments pursue policies that promote food security or food sovereignty?

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