Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s dry regions

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR GENDER Impact Platformen
cg.contributor.donorAccelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa (AICCRA)en
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeGender Equality
cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SN
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierShalander Kumar: 0000-0002-7270-7676en
cg.creator.identifiersoumitra pramanik: 0000-0002-1372-9154en
cg.creator.identifierAdjani Nourou-DIne YESSOUFOU: 0000-0003-3609-8700en
cg.creator.identifierNiyati Singaraju: 0009-0001-2521-086Xen
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en
cg.creator.identifierTherese Gondwe: 0000-0002-4522-7060en
cg.creator.identifierSophia Huyer: 0000-0001-6267-8667en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Shalanderen
dc.contributor.authorPramanik, Soumitraen
dc.contributor.authorYessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dineen
dc.contributor.authorDas, Abhisheken
dc.contributor.authorSingaraju, Niyatien
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen
dc.contributor.authorGondwe, Thereseen
dc.contributor.authorWorou, Omonlola Nadineen
dc.contributor.authorHuyer, Sophiaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-16T08:18:33Zen
dc.date.available2024-02-16T08:18:33Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/139455
dc.titleGender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s dry regionsen
dcterms.abstractThis study analyses the gender-differentiated farmers’ perception of climate risk and its impact, access to climate information, and adaptation strategies with the aim to develop gender responsive climate adaptation pathways in Senegal’s dry regions. Study used data collected from 514 farm households through primary survey between May and June 2022 covering Kaffrine, Louga, and Thies sub-regions and multiple communes, including 5% women headed households and 12% women respondents. Through several interactions with key stakeholders, it became evident that while both men and women hold similar perceptions regarding climate risk and its impact on farming systems, women possess significantly less access to Climate Information Services (CIS) and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies. The women farmers were found to be much more vulnerable to climate risks but often they rely on traditional coping mechanisms such as non-farm income through cottage activities, home gardening etc. rather than modern CSA technologies. Both men and women emphasized the importance of context-specific climate information to be shared with them. Barriers to climate adaptation, such as limited knowledge of CSA, inadequate resources, and dearth of timely climate information, were identified, underscoring the importance for community resilience. The Tobit regression analysis highlighted multifaceted determinants of households’ ability to adapt to climate change, emphasizing the roles of gender empowerment, education, access to CSA and CIS, and regional disparities. The study underscores the importance of understanding community perceptions and drivers of adaptive capacity, addressing barriers, and based on empirical evidence we propose a gender-responsive pathway to climate-resilient agriculture. These insights and proposed pathways can help policymakers and practitioners to navigate the complex terrain of climate change effectively. Finally, these findings underscore the need for informed policy interventions, tailored strategies and appropriate institutional interventions to address cultural barriers and enhance women’s role in farming decision making and access to CIS and CSA.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKumar Shalander, Pramanik S, Nourou-Dine YA, Das A, Singaraju N, Puskur R, Gondwe T, Worou ON, Huyer S. 2023. Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s dry regions. ICRISAT Working Paper No. 66, Patancheru 502 324, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). 32 pp.en
dcterms.extent32 p.en
dcterms.issued2023en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectinnovation adoptionen
dcterms.subjectgender-responsive approachesen
dcterms.subjectclimate change impactsen
dcterms.subjectclimate resilienceen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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