What defines livelihood vulnerability to climate change in rain-fed, rural regions? A qualitative study of men’s and women’s vulnerability to climate change in Pakistan’s Punjab

Habib, Nusrat; Alauddin, Mohammad; Cramb, Rob

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2054152

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“…More than half of respondents also suggested a positive correlation between the number of women in climate-related leadership positions and the number of national gender-responsive climate policies, plans and programmes. These results follow earlier studies on the link between the number of women in leadership positions and the introduction of climate-related measures [66,124], supported by the works that indicate women's essential contribution to climate action [45,46,60]. However, there are no works focusing solely on the change in men's role in climate action and its outcomes.…”

Section: Women's Leadership/empowerment In Climate Changesupporting

confidence: 87%

“…[ 45,46] The current work focuses only on climate change-gender interconnections in the leadership/empowerment domain in a specific geographical region. More precisely, the paper investigates the needs and potentials for gender-balanced leadership/empowerment in climate change adaptation and mitigation, based on the views and perspectives of climate change experts regarding the advances made in a number of African countries over the last five years.…”

Section: Climate Resilience and Adaptive Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the specific characteristics of the 'new' roles of both women and men, and scale and effectiveness assessments of their positive and negative outcomes, require further, more rigorous investigation that lies beyond the scope of this work. of climate-related measures [66,124], supported by the works that indicate women's essential contribution to climate action [45,46,60]. However, there are no works focusing solely on the change in men's role in climate action and its outcomes.…”

Section: Women's Leadership/empowerment In Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this respect, the respondents outlined factors including insufficient education, training, skills, expertise, or experience, lack of political will and governmental support, and weak institutional linkages. It is important A change in women's role in climate action over the last five years, if any, has led to negative outcomes of climate-related measures [66,124], supported by the works that indicate women's essential contribution to climate action [45,46,60]. However, there are no works focusing solely on the change in men's role in climate action and its outcomes.…”

Section: Stronglymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar to other processes, leadership/empowerment in climate change is characterised by male domination, and women have limited decision-making power from local to international levels [42]. Empowerment aims to reduce power imbalances and provides women with opportunities to increase their social, economic and political capacities and make strategic choices that, in turn, contribute to adaptation strategies and related decision-making processes [43][44][45][46].…”

Section: Introduction: Climate Change-gender Interconnectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Needs and Potentials for Gender-Balanced Empowerment and Leadership in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Africa

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The past years were marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic downfall, the 5th anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, and the end of the African Women’s Decade. According to the latest projections, African countries will continue to face increasing inequalities, as well as risks to human health, water and food security, due to climate change. African countries are also struggling to reduce gender-related power imbalances in adaptation and mitigation that magnify existing vulnerabilities, particularly those of women. Therefore, any advances made in this narrative are significant. This paper investigates the needs and potential for gender-balanced leadership/empowerment in adaptation and mitigation based on climate change experts’ views on the advances made in Africa. This is complemented by a bibliometric analysis of the literature published on the topic between the years 2015 and 2022. The study suggests that although women’s influence on climate change related decisions is growing, a series of barriers need to be overcome, among which are lack of knowledge and political will. The COVID-19 pandemic is seen as having both positive and negative potentials for gender-balanced leadership/empowerment. The findings provide a premise for identifying possible directions of further actions towards gender-balanced leadership/empowerment in climate change in African countries.

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Section: Women's Leadership/empowerment In Climate Changesupporting

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Section: Climate Resilience and Adaptive Capacitymentioning

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Section: Women's Leadership/empowerment In Climate Changementioning

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Section: Introduction: Climate Change-gender Interconnectionsmentioning

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Understanding Needs and Potentials for Gender-Balanced Empowerment and Leadership in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Africa

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Drivers of adaptive capacity of rural women farmers: The role of climate action and information mediums in rural Ghana

Gyimah,

Antwi‐Agyei,

Adom‐Asamoah

et al. 2024

Climate Resilience

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Gender‐differentiated roles, responsibilities, access, rights, and knowledge gaps shape women's vulnerability to climate change. This is especially critical for women farmers whose livelihoods are climate‐dependent. A key component in building women farmers’ resilience to climate change is deepening their adaptive capacity. Therefore, this research sought to measure the adaptive capacity of women farmers from two unique districts of Ghana using the sustainable livelihood capitals and investigate how access to climate information and the uptake of climate action can influence women's adaptive capacity. Rural women farmers (n = 497) were interviewed through a survey and supported with key informant interviews from six agricultural staff at the selected districts. The adaptive capacity of respondents was rated moderate at 0.405. Differences between the adaptive capacity of women from different agroecological zones (Dormaa East—0.422; East Gonja—0.388) were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). All climate information mediums except the TV medium had a significant prediction on women farmers’ adaptive capacity. The odds of a decreasing relationship of predictor variables, such as extension officer medium, radio, and adaptation action, require strategic structuring to accrue holistic benefit. The study thus recommends deepening women's benefit from extension services by attracting and retaining female extensionists, while training extensionists on tailored techniques for engaging female farmers. Again, extensionists who report high outreach to female farmers should be incentivized. Traditional and modern Information and Communication Technology mediums must be explored and integrated as alternatives. Co‐benefit practices for both adaptation and mitigation should be encouraged among women farmers to deepen climate action.

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The influence and impact of livelihood capitals on livelihood diversification strategies in developing countries: a systematic literature review

Habib

Ariyawardana

Aziz

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Livelihood diversification is an essential strategy for managing economic and environmental shocks and reducing rural poverty in developing countries. This article presents a comprehensive two-part literature review on livelihood capital and livelihood diversification strategies. Firstly, it identifies the role of livelihood capital in determining livelihood diversification strategies, and secondly, it assesses the role of livelihood diversification strategies in reducing rural poverty in developing countries. Evidence suggests that human, natural, and financial capitals are the primary determining assets of livelihood diversification strategies. However, the role of social and physical capital with livelihood diversification has not widely been studied. Education, farming experience, family size, land holding size, access to formal credit, access to market, and membership in village organizations were the major influencing factors in the adoption process of livelihood diversification strategies. The contribution of livelihood diversification in poverty reduction (SDG-1) was realized through improved food security and nutrition, increased income level, sustainability of crop production, and mitigating climatic vulnerabilities. This study suggests enhanced livelihood diversification through improved access to and availability of livelihood assets is vital in reducing rural poverty in developing countries.

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What defines livelihood vulnerability to climate change in rain-fed, rural regions? A qualitative study of men’s and women’s vulnerability to climate change in Pakistan’s Punjab

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Understanding Needs and Potentials for Gender-Balanced Empowerment and Leadership in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Africa

Understanding Needs and Potentials for Gender-Balanced Empowerment and Leadership in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Africa

Drivers of adaptive capacity of rural women farmers: The role of climate action and information mediums in rural Ghana

The influence and impact of livelihood capitals on livelihood diversification strategies in developing countries: a systematic literature review

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