Search Results - "social inequality"

Water for food systems and nutrition by Ringler, Claudia, Agbonlahor, Mure Uhunamure, Baye, Kaleab, Barron, Jennie, Hafeez, Mohsin, Lundqvist, Jan, Meenakshi, J.V., Mehta, Lyla, Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Rojas Ortuste, Franz, Tankibayeva, Aliya, Uhlenbrook, Stefan

“…Solutions for jointly improving food systems and water security outcomes include: (1) strengthening efforts to retain water-based ecosystems and their functions; (2) improving agricultural water management for better diets for all; (3) reducing water and food losses beyond the farmgate; (4) coordinating water with nutrition and health interventions; (5) increasing the environmental sustainability of food systems; (6) explicitly addressing social inequities in water-nutrition linkages; and (7) improving data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages, drawing on innovations in information and communications technology (ICT). …”
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Masculinities and hydropower in India: a feminist political ecology perspective by Shrestha, Gitta, Joshi, Deepa, Clement, Floriane

“…We adopt a feminist political ecology lens to analyse some of the barriers to reduce social inequalities in the management of global commons such as international rivers. …”
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Technology for whom? Solar irrigation pumps, women, and smallholders in Nepal by Shrestha, Gitta, Uprety, Labisha, Khadka, Manohara, Mukherji, Aditi

“…The findings shed light on the unequal social and gender relations that have skewed the adoption and benefits of SIP technology. Gender and social inequalities persist, with limited adoption and benefit of SIP among women and smallholders. …”
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Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda by Acosta, Mariola, Ampaire, Edidah L., Kigonya, Ritah, Kyomugisha, Sylvia, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…Achieving economic growth while reducing poverty in an equitable manner demands that governments in Sub-Saharan Africa commit actions and resources to address gender inequalities, even more so under a changing climate which is expected to widen social inequalities (Dankelman, 2012). Internationally, the UN asserts that achieving gender equality, development and peace must be supported by explicit budgetary allocation to targeted activities to ensure gender equality at all scales (OSAGI, 2001). …”
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Preventing knowable risk at the cost of long-term thinking by Elvarsdóttir, Silja

“…Furthermore, they have been shown to exasperate existing vulnerabilities, reinforce social inequalities, and lead to maladaptive outcomes. However, the presence of a supplementary sociosystemic conceptualization of adaptation in Icelandic policy discourses suggests the possibility to reframe the issue as a matter of social transformation, which is what numerous scholars are now calling for.…”
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New ways to think Resilience Pathways by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Rietveld, Anne M.

“…Persistent gender and social inequities undermine agri-food systems’ potential to contribute to inclusive and sustainable development. …”
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Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management by Ratner, Blake D., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Hellin, Jon, Mapedza, Everisto D., Unruh, Jon D., Veening, Wouter, Haglund, Eric, May, Candace, Bruch, Carl

“…Action recommendations concern policies addressing resource tenure, conflict resolution mechanisms, and social inequalities, as well as strategies to strengthen collective action institutions in the natural resource sectors and to enable more equitable engagement by marginalized groups in dialogue and negotiation over resource access and use.…”
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Economics of the Arab awakening: From revolution to transformation and food security by Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Al-Riffai, Perrihan

“…However, experts have long identified slow progress in economic diversification and job creation, social inequalities, and persistent food insecurity as major development challenges for Arab countries. …”
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Rethinking Learning in Community Fish Refuge Management: Insights from Cambodia by Baldivieso, Carla, De Silva, Sanjiv, Gleich, Pia, Soeun, Kimourn, Neth, Sreypov, Ou, Phichong, Sun, Vathanak, Sean, Vichet, Oem, Sothanh, Koy, Chandy, Ostrower, Lara, Freed, Sarah, Mak, Sithirith, Dubois, Mark, Sieber, Stefan, Bonatti, Michelle

“…Unequal access to learning driven by social inequalities, hierarchical communication structures, and short project cycles undermines inclusive participation, peer learning, and leadership renewal in CFRs. …”
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Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands by German, L., Ayele, Seife, Tanui, J., Nyangas, S., Taye, H., Admassu, Z., Mazengia, W., Tirwomwe, W., Begashaw, L., Tsegaye, M., Alinyo, F., Mekonnen, A., Aberra, K., Chemangeni, A., Cheptegei, W., Tolera, T., Jotte, Z., Bedane, K.

“…It has also led to increased understanding of how uncritical practices by external development institutions can propagate social inequities in NRM. Yet little research has been conducted to understand how to foster local collective action institutions where they are absent, or to improve institutional practice. …”
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Disruptive seeds: a scenario approach to explore power shifts in sustainability transformations by Rutting, Lucas, Vervoort, Joost M., Mees, Heleen, Pereira, Laura, Veeger, Marieke, Muiderman, Karlijn, Mangnus, Astrid C, Winkler, Klara, Olsson, Per, Hichert, Tanja, Lane, Richard, Pergher, Bruno Bottega, Christiaens, Laura, Bansal, Nivedita, Hendriks, Abe, Driessen, Peter P.J.

“…To make matters worse, systemic problems such as social inequity and unsustainable use of resources prove to be persistent. …”
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Gender gap in perspectives of the impacts of degradation and restoration on ecosystem services in Ethiopia by Mponela, Powell, Aynekulu, Ermias, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Abate, Tsion, Abera, Wuletawu, Zaremba, Haley, Elias, Marlène, Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…However, policies and strategies are often gender-blind and designed in compliance with entrenched social hierarchies, exacerbating pre-existing social inequalities that affect restoration initiatives. …”
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Are climate and environment- and peace and security-related policy outputs coherent? A policy coherence and awareness analysis for climate security by Schapendonk, Frans, Sarzana, Carolina, Savelli, Adam, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…Poorly designed climate policies that are insensitive to pre-existing insecurities and conflict dynamics may undermine political stability, amplify social inequalities and grievances, and accelerate a loss of biodiversity and climate change-related impacts. …”
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Stories of change in nutrition: Lessons from a new generation of studies from Africa, Asia and Europe by Headey, Derek D., Gillespie, Stuart, Avula, Rasmi, Becquey, Elodie, Nisbett, Nicholas, Harris, Jody

“…This article takes a narrative synthesis approach to identify key themes across the studies, paying particular attention to multisectoral determinants, changes in the food environment, the role of structural factors (including longstanding social inequities), and changes in political commitment, cross-sectoral coherence and capacity. …”
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[Introduction] Stop stunting: improving child feeding, women’s nutrition and household sanitation in South Asia by Aguayo, Victor M., Menon, Purnima

“…Recent analyses indicate that the poor diets of children in the first years of life, the poor nutrition of women before and during pregnancy and the prevailing poor sanitation practices in households and communities are important drivers of stunting, most likely because of underlying conditions of women's status, food insecurity, poverty, and social inequalities. With this evidence in mind, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia convened the Regional Conference: Stop Stunting: Improving Child Feeding, Women's Nutrition, and Household Sanitation in South Asia (New Delhi, November 10–12, 2014). …”
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Use of digital tools in Kenya’s potato value chains: Qualitative perspectives from a field visit in Nakuru County by Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo

“…These issues are particularly acute for women and youth, who face additional barriers due to persistent social inequalities in the agricultural sector. Digital tools—such as smartphones, smart sensors, or tools involving remote sensing and GIS mobile mapping, as well as applications for agricultural information, e-marketplaces, e-learning platforms, and digital financing platforms—hold significant potential to address these challenges. …”
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Impacts of gender-inclusive extension approaches on farmer understanding and willingness to pay for bundled financial services by Timu, Anne G., Manoti, Dismas, Shee, Apurba, You, Liangzhi

“…Based on experimental data from a risk contingent credit (RCC—an insurance bundled credit product) project in Kenya, we argue that employing inclusive extension approaches that address social inequities in information access and use could enhance gender equality in product understanding, a key determinant of uptake. …”
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Integrated water management solution by Fentaw, Abegaz, Tesfaye, Getachew, Girmay, Eyuel

“…These challenges are closely linked to food insecurity, declining soil and water resources, and persistent social inequities. Addressing them requires a shift from fragmented, sector-specific interventions toward integrated, climate-resilient, and socially inclusive water management approaches. …”
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Integrating politics and planning: from the Swedish housing program to Caracas Metro Cable by Moberg, Maja

“…The functional and paternalist approach brought a special focus to the inferior housing situation and social inequalities. Through the great housing program, thousands of houses and apartments were built during three decades to provide the population with equal material conditions. …”

TH3.3: Beyond crops: Towards gender equality in forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, and livestock development by Elias, Marlène, Zaremba, Haley, Tavenner, Katie, Ragasa, Catherine, Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Choudhary, Afrina, Haan, Nicoline C. de

“…Yet each of these sectors embeds important gender and other social inequalities, hindering people who rely on these livelihood systems from achieving their full potential. …”
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