Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh

Given the importance of gender in household and agricultural decision-making including climate change adaptation and mitigation decisions, understanding within-household gender differences in perception of climate change and its eventual impacts is crucial to formulate and design relevant policies a...

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Main Authors: Jahan, Hasneen, Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M., Akhter, Tahmina, Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M., Rahman, M. Wakilur, Mainuddin, Mohammed, Karim, Fazlul, Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad
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Published: Bangladesh Agricultural University 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136916
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author Jahan, Hasneen
Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M.
Akhter, Tahmina
Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M.
Rahman, M. Wakilur
Mainuddin, Mohammed
Karim, Fazlul
Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad
author_browse Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M.
Akhter, Tahmina
Jahan, Hasneen
Karim, Fazlul
Mainuddin, Mohammed
Rahman, M. Wakilur
Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M.
Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad
author_facet Jahan, Hasneen
Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M.
Akhter, Tahmina
Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M.
Rahman, M. Wakilur
Mainuddin, Mohammed
Karim, Fazlul
Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad
author_sort Jahan, Hasneen
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description Given the importance of gender in household and agricultural decision-making including climate change adaptation and mitigation decisions, understanding within-household gender differences in perception of climate change and its eventual impacts is crucial to formulate and design relevant policies and programs. Therefore, aiming at a more nuanced gender analysis, this study attempted to measure within-household gender differences in perception of climate change its impact and explored the factors affecting such perceptions. We drew on empirical data obtained from farm-household surveys conducted on 360 codwelling couples from three dissimilar drought-prone areas of northwest Bangladesh. Findings reveal that the significant difference in spouses’ perceptions of unexpected rainfall and thunderstorms was perceived more by wives than husbands; nevertheless, increasing temperature was perceived more by husbands than wives. Similarly, spouses perceived that climate change has negative effects on agriculture and livelihoods. There were significant spatial differences in the responses across husbands and wives. The discrete choice modeling approaches employed to explore the determinants of perceptions by husbands and wives illustrated that wives living in high-water-scarce areas and medium-water-scarce areas with higher education and age were more likely to perceive climate change and its eventual impacts, whereas husbands’ age and education were negatively allied with their perceptions. Intrahousehold gender-differentiated perceptions suggest that policy interventions should provide gender-disaggregated targeted human-capital development, extend institutional facilities, and support appropriate farm-level spatial program design and policy formulation.
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spelling CGSpace1369162024-01-05T02:34:17Z Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh Jahan, Hasneen Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M. Akhter, Tahmina Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M. Rahman, M. Wakilur Mainuddin, Mohammed Karim, Fazlul Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad gender agriculture research gender relations Given the importance of gender in household and agricultural decision-making including climate change adaptation and mitigation decisions, understanding within-household gender differences in perception of climate change and its eventual impacts is crucial to formulate and design relevant policies and programs. Therefore, aiming at a more nuanced gender analysis, this study attempted to measure within-household gender differences in perception of climate change its impact and explored the factors affecting such perceptions. We drew on empirical data obtained from farm-household surveys conducted on 360 codwelling couples from three dissimilar drought-prone areas of northwest Bangladesh. Findings reveal that the significant difference in spouses’ perceptions of unexpected rainfall and thunderstorms was perceived more by wives than husbands; nevertheless, increasing temperature was perceived more by husbands than wives. Similarly, spouses perceived that climate change has negative effects on agriculture and livelihoods. There were significant spatial differences in the responses across husbands and wives. The discrete choice modeling approaches employed to explore the determinants of perceptions by husbands and wives illustrated that wives living in high-water-scarce areas and medium-water-scarce areas with higher education and age were more likely to perceive climate change and its eventual impacts, whereas husbands’ age and education were negatively allied with their perceptions. Intrahousehold gender-differentiated perceptions suggest that policy interventions should provide gender-disaggregated targeted human-capital development, extend institutional facilities, and support appropriate farm-level spatial program design and policy formulation. 2023-10-10 2024-01-04T12:46:20Z 2024-01-04T12:46:20Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136916 en Open Access application/pdf Bangladesh Agricultural University Jahan, Hasneen; Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M.; Akhter, Tahmina; Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M.; Rahman, M. Wakilur; Mainuddin, Mohammed; Karim, Fazlul; Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad. 2023. Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. Bangladesh Agricultural University
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agriculture
research
gender relations
Jahan, Hasneen
Abdullah al Amin, A.K.M.
Akhter, Tahmina
Saiful Islam, Abu Hayat M.
Rahman, M. Wakilur
Mainuddin, Mohammed
Karim, Fazlul
Sayemd, Sheikh Mohammad
Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh
title Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh
title_full Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh
title_fullStr Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh
title_short Gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts: An intra-household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of Bangladesh
title_sort gender differences in perceptions of climate change and eventual impacts an intra household analysis from groundwater depleted zones of bangladesh
topic gender
agriculture
research
gender relations
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136916
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