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This study examines the adaptive capacity of a coastal fishing community in Brazil, focusing on the critical role of gender in shaping adaptive strategies. Using an adaptive capacity framework, we explore the domains of Assets, Flexibility, Organization, Learning, and Agency, disaggregated by sex. Through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and content analysis, we highlight the distinct contributions of men and women to the community’s resilience against environmental and climate changes. Our findings reveal that gender inequalities significantly impact adaptive capacity, particularly for women, whose potential is often constrained by social structures and limited access to resources. Despite these challenges, women’s involvement in culinary activities and community-based tourism initiatives has become a pivotal force in enhancing the community’s adaptive capacity. The study underscores the importance of inclusive and gender-sensitive adaptation measures, advocating for greater support and representation of women in decision-making processes. By providing a sex-disaggregated analysis of adaptive capacity, this research contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the community’s resilience and offers insights into developing more effective and equitable adaptation strategies. Our results will deepen our understanding of how gender relations in specific contexts relate to instances of social-ecological crises, adaptation, or transformation.
This study examines the adaptive capacity of a coastal fishing community in Brazil, focusing on the critical role of gender in shaping adaptive strategies. Using an adaptive capacity framework, we explore the domains of Assets, Flexibility, Organization, Learning, and Agency, disaggregated by sex. Through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and content analysis, we highlight the distinct contributions of men and women to the community’s resilience against environmental and climate changes. Our findings reveal that gender inequalities significantly impact adaptive capacity, particularly for women, whose potential is often constrained by social structures and limited access to resources. Despite these challenges, women’s involvement in culinary activities and community-based tourism initiatives has become a pivotal force in enhancing the community’s adaptive capacity. The study underscores the importance of inclusive and gender-sensitive adaptation measures, advocating for greater support and representation of women in decision-making processes. By providing a sex-disaggregated analysis of adaptive capacity, this research contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the community’s resilience and offers insights into developing more effective and equitable adaptation strategies. Our results will deepen our understanding of how gender relations in specific contexts relate to instances of social-ecological crises, adaptation, or transformation.
Los ríos secos constituyen el extremo del grupo de ríos no perennes caracterizados por la ausencia total de agua durante el ciclo hidrológico anual. A pesar de la falta de agua, estos ecosistemas son capaces de proporcionar una gran diversidad de beneficios al ser humano, que sólo se hacen evidentes cuando se analizan desde la perspectiva de la socio-limnología. Sin embargo, se tratan de los ecosistemas fluviales más despreciados y maltratados por los gestores del agua y del territorio y por la sociedad. Los ríos secos, sin su principal activo que es el agua, son percibidos como un sistema pobre, carente de vida y de poco valor para el ser humano. La percepción social peyorativa de estos ecosistemas tiene que ver con la forma en que valoramos y nos relacionamos con la naturaleza. En este trabajo nos adentramos en el mundo de las relaciones entre el ser humano y los ecosistemas acuáticos para intentar entender las razones por las que los ríos secos son considerados inútiles e improductivos. Utilizando, aunque no exclusivamente, los resultados de los trabajos realizados por el grupo de Ecología de Aguas Continentales de la Universidad de Murcia, intentaré mostrar que solo a través de procesos de coproducción, donde tanto el capital humano como el social cooperan, se obtienen servicios ecosistémicos. No obstante, las relaciones ser humano-ríos secos son complejas y despiertan sentimientos polarizados (p.ej. afecto / miedo) probablemente por la forma en que son percibidos y como se conecta con ellos. Además, el desprecio a la experiencia y el conocimiento tradicional de distintos actores sociales (p.ej. las mujeres) generan desigualdades sociales aun por desentrañar, pero que excluye un importante elenco de información que ayudaría a gestionar de manera más sostenible estos ecosistemas.
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