Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina
Stakeholder adaptation is a critical strategy to overcome changing climate patterns worldwide. Still it relies on the speed and effectiveness of information flow to end-users. Research shows that the loss of information in several stages of its spread and learning from peers is more important than t...
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| author | Riera, Felix Sebastián Hunecke, Claudia Gennari, Alejandro J. |
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| description | Stakeholder adaptation is a critical strategy to overcome changing climate patterns worldwide. Still it relies on the speed and effectiveness of information flow to end-users. Research shows that the loss of information in several stages of its spread and learning from peers is more important than the knowledge circulated by extension services. Women’s participation and contribution are supportive and strategic, depending on the level of agreement and the interplay of trust variables within the network.
In the arid Andes, agriculture is central and dependent on water management and macroeconomic conditions that shape market prospects, irrigation practices, and stakeholder behavior. Data were collected using the platform of a capacity-building program for organisations of water users in the Diamante and Atuel River basins in Mendoza, Argentina.
Social Network Analysis (SNA) contributes to unveiling the cornerstones of information flow by identifying group structures, strong bonds, and bottlenecks in water management systems. In the first step, we evaluated the characteristics (density, centrality, average shortest path, and degree) of the pre-existing relationships and five sub-topic networks. Second, we compare networks containing pre-existing links only with those formed during the lecture. Emphasizing adaptation practices to cope with climate change impacts, the results provide valuable insights into the intricate interplay of gender dynamics, trust, expertise recognition, and discussion patterns within water and agricultural extension groups in Argentina.
These insights highlight the ongoing need to promote gender equity, address biases in expertise recognition, and leverage trust for meaningful knowledge exchanges within evolving social contexts. It also reveals the alignment of Argentina's gender performance with similar production setups in Southern America or the Global North, highlighting the universality of challenges and opportunities in fostering inclusive and equitable participation. Our findings indicate that each group within the two river basins exhibits numerous pre-existing links and tends to be less accessible to newcomers, resulting in a shorter average path. Thus, information can spread faster. Trust is an underlying facilitator for sensible topics and a catalyzer for communication. |
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| spelling | INTA182352024-06-24T10:50:54Z Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina Riera, Felix Sebastián Hunecke, Claudia Gennari, Alejandro J. Redes Sociales Análisis de Redes Sociales Ordenación de Aguas Género Social Networks Social Network Analysis Water Management Gender Mendoza Stakeholder adaptation is a critical strategy to overcome changing climate patterns worldwide. Still it relies on the speed and effectiveness of information flow to end-users. Research shows that the loss of information in several stages of its spread and learning from peers is more important than the knowledge circulated by extension services. Women’s participation and contribution are supportive and strategic, depending on the level of agreement and the interplay of trust variables within the network. In the arid Andes, agriculture is central and dependent on water management and macroeconomic conditions that shape market prospects, irrigation practices, and stakeholder behavior. Data were collected using the platform of a capacity-building program for organisations of water users in the Diamante and Atuel River basins in Mendoza, Argentina. Social Network Analysis (SNA) contributes to unveiling the cornerstones of information flow by identifying group structures, strong bonds, and bottlenecks in water management systems. In the first step, we evaluated the characteristics (density, centrality, average shortest path, and degree) of the pre-existing relationships and five sub-topic networks. Second, we compare networks containing pre-existing links only with those formed during the lecture. Emphasizing adaptation practices to cope with climate change impacts, the results provide valuable insights into the intricate interplay of gender dynamics, trust, expertise recognition, and discussion patterns within water and agricultural extension groups in Argentina. These insights highlight the ongoing need to promote gender equity, address biases in expertise recognition, and leverage trust for meaningful knowledge exchanges within evolving social contexts. It also reveals the alignment of Argentina's gender performance with similar production setups in Southern America or the Global North, highlighting the universality of challenges and opportunities in fostering inclusive and equitable participation. Our findings indicate that each group within the two river basins exhibits numerous pre-existing links and tends to be less accessible to newcomers, resulting in a shorter average path. Thus, information can spread faster. Trust is an underlying facilitator for sensible topics and a catalyzer for communication. Centro de Investigación en Economía y Prospectiva Fil: Riera, Félix Sebastián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro de Investigación en Economía y Prospectiva (CIEP); Argentina Fil: Hunecke, Claudia. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK); Alemania Fil: Gennari, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Economía, Política y Administración Rural; Argentina 2024-06-24T10:42:33Z 2024-06-24T10:42:33Z 2024-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18235 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5295/ad557e Riera, F.S., Hunecke, C. y Gennari, A.J. (2024). Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina. Environ. Res.: Climate in press https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ad557e 2752-5295 https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ad557e eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Mendoza .......... (province) (World, South America, Argentina) 1001427 IOP Science Environmental Research Climate 3 : 1-31 (June 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Redes Sociales Análisis de Redes Sociales Ordenación de Aguas Género Social Networks Social Network Analysis Water Management Gender Mendoza Riera, Felix Sebastián Hunecke, Claudia Gennari, Alejandro J. Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina |
| title | Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina |
| title_full | Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina |
| title_short | Talking water: interplay of gender, trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in Mendoza, Argentina |
| title_sort | talking water interplay of gender trust and expertise in agricultural extension groups in mendoza argentina |
| topic | Redes Sociales Análisis de Redes Sociales Ordenación de Aguas Género Social Networks Social Network Analysis Water Management Gender Mendoza |
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