When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala

This carousel tells the story of how climate change, gender inequality, and migration intersect in rural Guatemala, and why migration decisions are rarely just about climate alone. Drawing on research across four communities, it shows how repeated droughts, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures...

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Main Author: Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Format: Infographic
Language:Inglés
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180142
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description This carousel tells the story of how climate change, gender inequality, and migration intersect in rural Guatemala, and why migration decisions are rarely just about climate alone. Drawing on research across four communities, it shows how repeated droughts, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures have damaged maize and coffee harvests, deepening poverty and debt. For some families, migration becomes a survival strategy; for others, especially the poorest and women without support, leaving is not an option. The carousel highlights how climate stress intensifies existing gender inequalities, increasing food insecurity, health risks, and gender-based violence. Through community-led research and testimonies, including the phrase “when the cornfield dries up, love dries up too,” it emphasizes that people are not passive victims. Communities proposed practical, interconnected solutions, underscoring the need to fund locally designed, gender-responsive responses rather than one-size-fits-all interventions
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spelling CGSpace1801422026-01-20T02:00:13Z When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) migration climate security displacement (ship) This carousel tells the story of how climate change, gender inequality, and migration intersect in rural Guatemala, and why migration decisions are rarely just about climate alone. Drawing on research across four communities, it shows how repeated droughts, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures have damaged maize and coffee harvests, deepening poverty and debt. For some families, migration becomes a survival strategy; for others, especially the poorest and women without support, leaving is not an option. The carousel highlights how climate stress intensifies existing gender inequalities, increasing food insecurity, health risks, and gender-based violence. Through community-led research and testimonies, including the phrase “when the cornfield dries up, love dries up too,” it emphasizes that people are not passive victims. Communities proposed practical, interconnected solutions, underscoring the need to fund locally designed, gender-responsive responses rather than one-size-fits-all interventions 2025-11-24 2026-01-19T16:16:48Z 2026-01-19T16:16:48Z Infographic https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180142 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (2025) When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala. 17 p.
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climate security
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When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala
title When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala
title_full When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala
title_fullStr When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala
title_short When the cornfield dries up, love dries up too: Climate, gender and migration in Guatemala
title_sort when the cornfield dries up love dries up too climate gender and migration in guatemala
topic migration
climate security
displacement (ship)
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