Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions

The present study attempts to understand the farmers’ gender-differentiated perception of climate risk and its impact, access to climate information, and adaptation strategies in Senegal’s dry regions. Study uses data collected from 514 households through primary survey between May and June 2022 cov...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Shalander, Pramanik, Soumitra, Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine, Das, Abhishek, Singaraju, Niyati, Puskur, Ranjitha, Gondwe, Therese, Huyer, Sophia
Formato: Ponencia
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136917
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author Kumar, Shalander
Pramanik, Soumitra
Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine
Das, Abhishek
Singaraju, Niyati
Puskur, Ranjitha
Gondwe, Therese
Huyer, Sophia
author_browse Das, Abhishek
Gondwe, Therese
Huyer, Sophia
Kumar, Shalander
Pramanik, Soumitra
Puskur, Ranjitha
Singaraju, Niyati
Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine
author_facet Kumar, Shalander
Pramanik, Soumitra
Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine
Das, Abhishek
Singaraju, Niyati
Puskur, Ranjitha
Gondwe, Therese
Huyer, Sophia
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description The present study attempts to understand the farmers’ gender-differentiated perception of climate risk and its impact, access to climate information, and adaptation strategies in Senegal’s dry regions. Study uses data collected from 514 households through primary survey between May and June 2022 covering Kaffrine, Louga and Thies subregions and multiple communes, including 5% women-headed households and 12% women respondents. Preliminary findings show that the perception of men and women on the phenomena of climate risk and its potential impact on farming systems is similar; however, the women’s access to climate information services (CIS) and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies is relatively very low. The women farmers were found to be much more vulnerable to climate risks, but they often rely on traditional coping mechanisms rather than modern CSA technologies. Both men and women emphasized the importance of context-specific climate information. Although 78% households had access to CIS or some kind of training on CSA, among these it was the men in 73% households and only in 5% in households where women had access to CIS or training on CSA. A refocus of current CIS and CSA programs—with a provision of increased frequency and women-preferred timings of CIS through radio broadcasts, and CSA interventions addressing risk in vegetable production and small animals—will make these programs gender responsive. In addition, we propose appropriate institutional interventions that are critical to address cultural barriers by enhancing women’s role in farming decision-making, and access to CIS and CSA.
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spelling CGSpace1369172025-11-11T16:42:51Z Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions Kumar, Shalander Pramanik, Soumitra Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine Das, Abhishek Singaraju, Niyati Puskur, Ranjitha Gondwe, Therese Huyer, Sophia gender agriculture research innovation adoption climate adaptation The present study attempts to understand the farmers’ gender-differentiated perception of climate risk and its impact, access to climate information, and adaptation strategies in Senegal’s dry regions. Study uses data collected from 514 households through primary survey between May and June 2022 covering Kaffrine, Louga and Thies subregions and multiple communes, including 5% women-headed households and 12% women respondents. Preliminary findings show that the perception of men and women on the phenomena of climate risk and its potential impact on farming systems is similar; however, the women’s access to climate information services (CIS) and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies is relatively very low. The women farmers were found to be much more vulnerable to climate risks, but they often rely on traditional coping mechanisms rather than modern CSA technologies. Both men and women emphasized the importance of context-specific climate information. Although 78% households had access to CIS or some kind of training on CSA, among these it was the men in 73% households and only in 5% in households where women had access to CIS or training on CSA. A refocus of current CIS and CSA programs—with a provision of increased frequency and women-preferred timings of CIS through radio broadcasts, and CSA interventions addressing risk in vegetable production and small animals—will make these programs gender responsive. In addition, we propose appropriate institutional interventions that are critical to address cultural barriers by enhancing women’s role in farming decision-making, and access to CIS and CSA. 2023-10-11 2024-01-04T12:46:21Z 2024-01-04T12:46:21Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136917 en Open Access application/pdf International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Kumar, Shalander; Pramanik, Soumitra; Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine; Das, Abhishek; Singaraju, Niyati; Puskur, Ranjitha; Gondwe, Therese; Huyer, Sophia. 2023. Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions. 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. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
spellingShingle gender
agriculture
research
innovation adoption
climate adaptation
Kumar, Shalander
Pramanik, Soumitra
Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine
Das, Abhishek
Singaraju, Niyati
Puskur, Ranjitha
Gondwe, Therese
Huyer, Sophia
Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions
title Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions
title_full Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions
title_fullStr Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions
title_full_unstemmed Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions
title_short Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts, and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s Dry Regions
title_sort gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions impacts and socio technical conditions in senegal s dry regions
topic gender
agriculture
research
innovation adoption
climate adaptation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136917
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