Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability
Understanding the linkages between gender and vulnerability is crucial for proposing sustainable gender-responsive climate-smart solutions. This study compared the vulnerabilities of male (MHHH) and female household heads (FHHH) in the Sudanian zone of Mali using Cinzana in the Segou region as a ca...
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| author | Magassa, Mariame Partey, Samuel T. Houessionon, Prosper Dembélé, Siaka Ouédraogo, Mathieu Zougmoré, Robert B. |
| author_browse | Dembélé, Siaka Houessionon, Prosper Magassa, Mariame Ouédraogo, Mathieu Partey, Samuel T. Zougmoré, Robert B. |
| author_facet | Magassa, Mariame Partey, Samuel T. Houessionon, Prosper Dembélé, Siaka Ouédraogo, Mathieu Zougmoré, Robert B. |
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| description | Understanding the linkages between gender and vulnerability is crucial for proposing sustainable gender-responsive climate-smart solutions. This study compared the vulnerabilities of male (MHHH) and female household heads (FHHH) in the Sudanian zone
of Mali using Cinzana in the Segou region as a case study. We used semi-structured questionnaire interviews and focus group discussions for data collection. The questionnaires were randomly administered to 233 household heads (23% women). The Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) method was used to assess vulnerability to climate change. The results showed that livelihoods in the Sudanian zone of Mali are vulnerable to climate change. Female household heads (FHHH) were found to be more vulnerable. FHHH recorded higher values for six out of the eight LVI major components used in the vulnerability assessment: socio-demographic index, livelihood strategies index, social network index, food index, natural disasters and climate variability index and agricultural production system index. The study proposes a number of interventions for improving the adaptive capacity of FHHH to climate change and variability: improving access to financial resources, improving access to
radio for receiving weather information, encouraging FHHHs involvement in farmer-based groups for peer-learning; and promoting the development of policy initiatives that ensure the mainstreaming of gender into agricultural development programs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1086402024-03-06T10:16:43Z Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability Magassa, Mariame Partey, Samuel T. Houessionon, Prosper Dembélé, Siaka Ouédraogo, Mathieu Zougmoré, Robert B. climate change agriculture food security gender adaptation Understanding the linkages between gender and vulnerability is crucial for proposing sustainable gender-responsive climate-smart solutions. This study compared the vulnerabilities of male (MHHH) and female household heads (FHHH) in the Sudanian zone of Mali using Cinzana in the Segou region as a case study. We used semi-structured questionnaire interviews and focus group discussions for data collection. The questionnaires were randomly administered to 233 household heads (23% women). The Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) method was used to assess vulnerability to climate change. The results showed that livelihoods in the Sudanian zone of Mali are vulnerable to climate change. Female household heads (FHHH) were found to be more vulnerable. FHHH recorded higher values for six out of the eight LVI major components used in the vulnerability assessment: socio-demographic index, livelihood strategies index, social network index, food index, natural disasters and climate variability index and agricultural production system index. The study proposes a number of interventions for improving the adaptive capacity of FHHH to climate change and variability: improving access to financial resources, improving access to radio for receiving weather information, encouraging FHHHs involvement in farmer-based groups for peer-learning; and promoting the development of policy initiatives that ensure the mainstreaming of gender into agricultural development programs. 2020-05-01 2020-06-30T13:48:42Z 2020-06-30T13:48:42Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108640 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Magassa M, Partey ST, Houessionon P, Dembele S, Ouédraogo M, Zougmoré RB. 2020. Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali. Analysis of climate change vulnerability. CCAFS Working Paper no. 310. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security gender adaptation Magassa, Mariame Partey, Samuel T. Houessionon, Prosper Dembélé, Siaka Ouédraogo, Mathieu Zougmoré, Robert B. Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| title | Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| title_full | Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| title_fullStr | Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| title_short | Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| title_sort | towards gender informed adaptation planning in the sudanian zone of mali analysis of climate change vulnerability |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security gender adaptation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108640 |
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