I cannot drink water on an empty stomach: a gender perspective on living with drought

Arku, Frank S.; Arku, Cynthia

doi:10.1080/13552071003600091

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“…However, men's time can also be affected by environmental degradation (see, for example, the discussion of Reference 45 earlier in this article). Research in the Volta Region of Ghana reveals that during periods of drought women's workload increased more than men's, although men were also affected, often having to move to cities in search of work (154).…”

Section: Adoption Of Sustainable Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and Sustainability

Meinzen-Dick

Kovarik

Quisumbing

2014

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

149

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Sustainability and gender have been prominent on the development agenda since the 1980s, but there has been little systematic study of the links between the two. This review draws on ecofeminist theory, feminist political ecology, intrahousehold literature, and natural resource management case studies and reviews to examine how gender shapes the motives, means, and opportunities for men and women to contribute to sustainability. Particular attention is given to evidence on closeness to nature, focus on conservation, rights to resources, opportunities to exploit resources, and constraints to adoption of sustainable practices. Despite early claims that women are naturally more conserving of resources, the empirical literature, in particular, gives a more mixed and nuanced picture. Conservation is influenced not only by gender but also by a host of tangible and intangible factors, including local ecology, context, and culture, that affect incentives and the ability to adopt sustainable extraction and provision practices.

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Section: Adoption Of Sustainable Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and Sustainability

Meinzen-Dick

Kovarik

Quisumbing

2014

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

149

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“…Addendum to this, the people affected by the loss of livelihood experience a decline in food availability, with women being forced to feed their husbands and children first, thus remaining with an empty stomach. Arku and Arku (2010) reveal that by putting their families first, the women expose themselves to dire health consequences. Djoudi and Brockhaus (2011) denote that the migratory process creates a myriad of unique challenges for girls and women with regards to their role as mothers with their maternal health outcomes also being jeopardized.…”

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between climate change and internal migration in the Americas

Miguel

Díaz

Becerril

2021

MEQ

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between climate change and internal migration in the Americas.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review type of research synthesize the state of knowledge; it was searched through the Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, among other databases, for articles that focused on climate migration, gender, water stress and models for predicting movement.FindingsDecreased water availability and increased prevalence to water-related disasters causes internal migration. Also, male out migration is quite prevalent in South American nations with women being left to take care of the families.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a need for further primary research to analyse what actions the Americas are taking to carve out a large policy-making space for themselves in climate change and internal migration.Originality/valueThe 32 papers explored in the discussion section present a novel insight into climate change, water usage, gender and internal migration. The papers also elucidate that cultural and ideological conflicts are bound to occur as the communities move with the receiving society finding it hard to accommodate the needs of the climate migrants.

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“…The sight of dead cattle and failed crops following a drought can be a source of great emotional distress for farming households (Babugura, 2008). Acute water shortage can cause great emotional and physical distress for people, particularly women, who have to trek over long distances to collect water for household consumption and use (Arku and Arku, 2010;Asaba et al, 2013;Graham et al, 2016). Based on models of yellow fever transmission across countries in West, East, and Central Africa that incorporate future temperature projections that assume a 1.5 • C temperature increase between 2030 and 2050, and keeping vaccination rates constant at 2018 levels, temperature increases by year 2050 will lead to increase in force of infection particularly in Central and East Africa.…”

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The Implications of Extreme Weather Events for Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Codjoe

Atiglo

2020

Front. Clim.

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Sub-Saharan Africa is among the regions that contribute least to global climate change, yet it is among the most vulnerable to its impacts due to low levels of economic and technological development. The frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events in the region are rising at a faster rate than the population capacity to deal with the attendant disasters. This paper interrogates some emerging and existing evidence of the potential for extreme weather events to obviate countries' attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Whilst previous studies have assessed the vulnerabilities of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to extreme weather events on specific sectors, a comprehensive assessment of the implications of these extreme events for attaining the SDGs remains largely untouched. This paper assesses the impacts of flooding, extreme heat and drought on five key SDGs—Zero hunger (Goal 2), Good health and well-being (Goal 3), Quality education (Goal 4), Clean water and sanitation (Goal 6), and Sustainable cities and communities (Goal 11). Based on empirical cases from different SSA country contexts, and guided by the SDG targets and indicators, we discuss the main interactions between extreme weather events and different SDGs, emerging with a framework for the climate change—sustainable development nexus. Such an assessment, with regard to specific national and local case studies, would inform policy formulation and implementation, research and investment toward sustainable development in the region. Integrating resilence strategies into national development policies will offer sub-Saharan African countries the opportunity to reduce the impacts of extreme weather events on attaining their targets for sustainable development towards Agenda 2030.

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I cannot drink water on an empty stomach: a gender perspective on living with drought

Cited by 32 publications

References 7 publications

Gender and Sustainability

Gender and Sustainability

The relationship between climate change and internal migration in the Americas

The Implications of Extreme Weather Events for Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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