Farmers in a changing climate: does gender matter?

This new FAO study on Mahbubnagar and Anantapur districts in AP confirms that there is a strong gender dimension to the way in which climate variability is experienced by farmers in their coping strategies to ensure livelihoods and food security.

This report presents the findings of research undertaken in six villages in two drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur. The study, carried out by an international team led by FAO, used gender, institutional, and climate analyses to document the trends in climate variability men and women farmers are facing and their responses to ensure food security in the context of larger socio-economic and political challenges to their livelihoods and well-being. This work contributes to a growing body of literature on gender and climate change and draws inspiration from pioneering work in the Indian context. Gender is one of numerous important socio-cultural dimensions typically included in climate change vulnerability assessments but it is rarely incorporated in adaptation research and planning. A major contribution of this research is the development of an innovative methodological model for studying gender and climate variability for use in the context of climate change.

See Also

Report: Does gender make a difference?

hittp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/301929

Report: Adaptation strategies for Andhra Pradesh

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/309972

Report: Resource guide on gender & climate change – may 2009

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/274440

Feature: Gendering agriculture

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/303246

Report: Climate change and gender justice- nov 2009

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/291594

Feature: Women and food sovereignty –