Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is extremely vulnerable to climate change and is also the most gender unequal region in the world. According to the Global Gender Gap report, the gender gap is highest in the MENA region (60.9 percent progress toward parity), and “at the current re...
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
2023
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| author | Baruah, Bipasha Najjar, Dina |
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| description | The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is
extremely vulnerable to climate change and is also the
most gender unequal region in the world. According to the
Global Gender Gap report, the gender gap is highest in the
MENA region (60.9 percent progress toward parity), and “at
the current relative pace, it would take an estimated 142.4
years to close” (World Economic Forum, 2021: 26).
Agriculture in the MENA region is becoming increasingly
feminized, with women representing more than 50 percent
of agricultural workers in some countries (Abdelali-Martini
and de Pryck 2015; Najjar et al. 2018). Reducing gender
inequality has been identified as an important response
area requiring strengthening to enable the MENA region
to adapt and build resilience toward climate change. Since
women are participating out of choice and necessity in
such large numbers in the agricultural workforce of the
MENA region, they must be enabled and empowered
to serve as active agents in climate change mitigation,
adaptation, and resilience. |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publishDateRange | 2023 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1300282026-01-15T02:14:15Z Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief Baruah, Bipasha Najjar, Dina agriculture climate change gender resilience women fragility work The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is extremely vulnerable to climate change and is also the most gender unequal region in the world. According to the Global Gender Gap report, the gender gap is highest in the MENA region (60.9 percent progress toward parity), and “at the current relative pace, it would take an estimated 142.4 years to close” (World Economic Forum, 2021: 26). Agriculture in the MENA region is becoming increasingly feminized, with women representing more than 50 percent of agricultural workers in some countries (Abdelali-Martini and de Pryck 2015; Najjar et al. 2018). Reducing gender inequality has been identified as an important response area requiring strengthening to enable the MENA region to adapt and build resilience toward climate change. Since women are participating out of choice and necessity in such large numbers in the agricultural workforce of the MENA region, they must be enabled and empowered to serve as active agents in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. 2023-03-01 2023-04-17T17:08:13Z 2023-04-17T17:08:13Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130028 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Bipasha Baruah, Dina Najjar. (1/3/2023). Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). |
| spellingShingle | agriculture climate change gender resilience women fragility work Baruah, Bipasha Najjar, Dina Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief |
| title | Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief |
| title_full | Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief |
| title_fullStr | Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief |
| title_short | Priorities for Research on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Agriculture in the MENA Region: A Policy Brief |
| title_sort | priorities for research on gender equality climate change and agriculture in the mena region a policy brief |
| topic | agriculture climate change gender resilience women fragility work |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130028 |
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