Examining climate resilience strategies and adaptation measures through a gendered lens in India

Climate change has emerged as a challenge that has risen up the global development agenda, with anticipated adverse impacts on agricultural production and food security. Furthermore its disproportionate impacts on women, contributing to increased work burden and adaptation challenges, have been docu...

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Main Authors: Vemireddy, Vidya, Vishwanath, Drishti, Choudhary, Amjali, Tank, Nikita
Format: Ponencia
Language:Inglés
Published: Indian Institute of Management 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137135
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author Vemireddy, Vidya
Vishwanath, Drishti
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Tank, Nikita
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description Climate change has emerged as a challenge that has risen up the global development agenda, with anticipated adverse impacts on agricultural production and food security. Furthermore its disproportionate impacts on women, contributing to increased work burden and adaptation challenges, have been documented extensively. Given this, the concept of ‘climate resilience,’ has gained traction in development planning. Several climate-resilient strategies have been identified in the literature in the context of food systems; these include adoption of improved varieties, water and nitrogen management, agro-ecological intensification, soil health improvement, micro irrigation, among others. In this study, we seek to: (a) map climate resilient and adaptation strategies, as well as recommended climatesmart agricultural practices documented across policy documents, extension and training manuals of the Indian government, as well as key intervention programs and priorities documented in the nongovernmental development organization ecosystem, with a focus on the state of Odisha; and (b) review gender considerations embedded, as well as the evidence of impacts of these strategies on women, in agriculture and food systems. We seek to understand how climate resilience has been understood through a policy and gender lens. This study develops a map of adaptation and resilient strategies through secondary information and data synthesis, and expands the same to include a contextual consideration of the ‘perception of resilience’—supported by primary field interviews and focused group discussions held with agriculture food systems stakeholders in Odisha, India. Finally, it indicates the areas wherein greater intervention is needed.
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spelling CGSpace1371352024-01-05T02:11:26Z Examining climate resilience strategies and adaptation measures through a gendered lens in India Vemireddy, Vidya Vishwanath, Drishti Choudhary, Amjali Tank, Nikita gender agriculture research climate change Climate change has emerged as a challenge that has risen up the global development agenda, with anticipated adverse impacts on agricultural production and food security. Furthermore its disproportionate impacts on women, contributing to increased work burden and adaptation challenges, have been documented extensively. Given this, the concept of ‘climate resilience,’ has gained traction in development planning. Several climate-resilient strategies have been identified in the literature in the context of food systems; these include adoption of improved varieties, water and nitrogen management, agro-ecological intensification, soil health improvement, micro irrigation, among others. In this study, we seek to: (a) map climate resilient and adaptation strategies, as well as recommended climatesmart agricultural practices documented across policy documents, extension and training manuals of the Indian government, as well as key intervention programs and priorities documented in the nongovernmental development organization ecosystem, with a focus on the state of Odisha; and (b) review gender considerations embedded, as well as the evidence of impacts of these strategies on women, in agriculture and food systems. We seek to understand how climate resilience has been understood through a policy and gender lens. This study develops a map of adaptation and resilient strategies through secondary information and data synthesis, and expands the same to include a contextual consideration of the ‘perception of resilience’—supported by primary field interviews and focused group discussions held with agriculture food systems stakeholders in Odisha, India. Finally, it indicates the areas wherein greater intervention is needed. 2023-10-12 2024-01-04T12:47:41Z 2024-01-04T12:47:41Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137135 en Open Access application/pdf Indian Institute of Management Vemireddy, Vidya; Vishwanath, Drishti; Choudhary, Amjali; Tank, Nikita . 2023. Examining climate resilience strategies and adaptation measures through a gendered lens in India. 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. Indian Institute of Management
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