Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed

Our objectives were developed in consultation with CIAT and included establishing a strong relationship with local stakeholders and campesinos in the city of Popayán and in the Piedras River Watershed and collecting preliminary data on farming strategies, farmer perceptions regarding climate change,...

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Main Author: Marsala-Bell, S.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68216
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description Our objectives were developed in consultation with CIAT and included establishing a strong relationship with local stakeholders and campesinos in the city of Popayán and in the Piedras River Watershed and collecting preliminary data on farming strategies, farmer perceptions regarding climate change, and how gendered roles play a part in their perceptions of climate change. This information was important to CIAT/ CCAFS since they had chosen the Piedras River Watershed as a new project site in Colombia and they wanted to see if it was feasible to disseminate knowledge on climate-smart agricultural practices in the region. Our research constitutes a case study of farming practices in the Piedras River Watershed. One of our main results is that 33 out of 35 participants in our study knew of and had heard about climate change. Their main understanding of climate change was with respect to climate variability. Climate variability refers to the way climate fluctuates yearly, either above or below a long-term average.
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spelling CGSpace682162023-02-15T13:16:10Z Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed Marsala-Bell, S. climate change agriculture food security gender Our objectives were developed in consultation with CIAT and included establishing a strong relationship with local stakeholders and campesinos in the city of Popayán and in the Piedras River Watershed and collecting preliminary data on farming strategies, farmer perceptions regarding climate change, and how gendered roles play a part in their perceptions of climate change. This information was important to CIAT/ CCAFS since they had chosen the Piedras River Watershed as a new project site in Colombia and they wanted to see if it was feasible to disseminate knowledge on climate-smart agricultural practices in the region. Our research constitutes a case study of farming practices in the Piedras River Watershed. One of our main results is that 33 out of 35 participants in our study knew of and had heard about climate change. Their main understanding of climate change was with respect to climate variability. Climate variability refers to the way climate fluctuates yearly, either above or below a long-term average. 2014 2015-09-16T17:04:14Z 2015-09-16T17:04:14Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68216 en Open Access Marsala-Bell S. 2014. Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed. Field Practicum Report of Master of Sustainable Development Practice Degree, University of Florida: Gainesville.
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Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed
title Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed
title_full Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed
title_fullStr Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed
title_full_unstemmed Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed
title_short Climate Change, Agriculture, & Gender Dynamics: A Case Study of Campesinos in the Piedras River Watershed
title_sort climate change agriculture gender dynamics a case study of campesinos in the piedras river watershed
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
gender
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