Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda

This study investigates intra household level decision-making in two rural districts in the Mt Elgon region. Data was collected from 442 respondents using a household survey. Pearson Chi-Square ( 2), Multinomial and logistic regressions were used to understand the gender dimensions of decision makin...

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Autores principales: Bomuhangi, Allan, Nabanoga, Gorettie, Namaalwa, Justine J., Jacobson, Michael G., Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94229
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author Bomuhangi, Allan
Nabanoga, Gorettie
Namaalwa, Justine J.
Jacobson, Michael G.
Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.
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Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.
Jacobson, Michael G.
Nabanoga, Gorettie
Namaalwa, Justine J.
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Nabanoga, Gorettie
Namaalwa, Justine J.
Jacobson, Michael G.
Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.
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description This study investigates intra household level decision-making in two rural districts in the Mt Elgon region. Data was collected from 442 respondents using a household survey. Pearson Chi-Square ( 2), Multinomial and logistic regressions were used to understand the gender dimensions of decision making and barriers to climate change adaptation. The study demonstrates that coping and adaptation decisions within households are undertaken either as sole or joint decisions. Sole decisions are made either by the husband or by the wife while joint decisions are made by the husband and wife together or with other household members. However, most coping and adaptation decisions were often made either by the husband or by both the husband and wife. Seldom were decisions made individually by the wife or jointly with other household members. The study concludes that men or women may make decisions on certain coping and adaptation practices and not others implying that the kinds of coping and or adaptation practices will also determine who makes decisions.
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spelling CGSpace942292025-11-12T05:31:37Z Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda Bomuhangi, Allan Nabanoga, Gorettie Namaalwa, Justine J. Jacobson, Michael G. Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W. climate change adaptation gender decision making This study investigates intra household level decision-making in two rural districts in the Mt Elgon region. Data was collected from 442 respondents using a household survey. Pearson Chi-Square ( 2), Multinomial and logistic regressions were used to understand the gender dimensions of decision making and barriers to climate change adaptation. The study demonstrates that coping and adaptation decisions within households are undertaken either as sole or joint decisions. Sole decisions are made either by the husband or by the wife while joint decisions are made by the husband and wife together or with other household members. However, most coping and adaptation decisions were often made either by the husband or by both the husband and wife. Seldom were decisions made individually by the wife or jointly with other household members. The study concludes that men or women may make decisions on certain coping and adaptation practices and not others implying that the kinds of coping and or adaptation practices will also determine who makes decisions. 2016 2018-07-03T10:57:11Z 2018-07-03T10:57:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94229 en Open Access application/pdf Bomuhangi, A., Nabanoga, G., Namaalwa, J., Jacobson, M., Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.. 2016. Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences and Studies, 1 (1) : 1-23.
spellingShingle climate change
adaptation
gender
decision making
Bomuhangi, Allan
Nabanoga, Gorettie
Namaalwa, Justine J.
Jacobson, Michael G.
Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.
Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
title Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
title_full Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
title_fullStr Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
title_short Gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda
title_sort gendered decision making and adaptation to climate change in mt elgon region eastern uganda
topic climate change
adaptation
gender
decision making
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94229
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