Abstract:
The way gender influences the impact and adaptation to climate
change is not well understood. Therefore, the overall objective
of the study is to determine the gender dimensions of the impact
of climate change on agriculture and small holder farmers’
knowledge, innovations and adaptations to climate change. A
household survey together with an in-depth case study are being
used to study two purposively selected districts that have been
severely affected by climate change in Uganda, namely, Mbale
and Soroti. The study will generate gender disaggregated data
on impact of climate change on agriculture, economic and
environmental assessment of adaptation strategies, farmers’
understanding of climate change, and experiences with
adaptation. The project will use the information generated to
develop policy papers.
La façon dont le genre influe sur l’impact et l’adaptation aux
changements climatiques n’est pas bien comprise. Par
conséquent, l’objectif global de cette étude est de déterminer
les dimensions du genre de l’impact du changement climatique
sur l’agriculture et la connaissance des petits exploitants
agricoles, les innovations et les adaptations aux changements
climatiques. Une enquête auprès des ménages avec une étude
de cas approfondie est utilisée pour étudier les deux districts
choisis à dessein qui ont été durement touchés par le changement
climatique en Ouganda, à savoir, Mbale et Soroti. L’étude va
générer des données ventilées par sexe sur l’impact du
changement climatique sur l’agriculture, sur l’évaluation
économique et environnementale des stratégies d’adaptation,
sur la compréhension des agriculteurs du changement climatique,
et les expériences avec adaptation. Le projet utilisera les informations générées pour élaborer des documents
d’orientation.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
East Africa
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Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Form:
Printed resource
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Extent:
109-113
Notes:
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme climate change".
