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Informing community-based participatory action research on gender & adaptation to climate variability by Moushumi Chaudhury, Patti Kristjanson, Florence Kyagazze, Jesse Naab, and Sharmind Neelormi. Presented at the 6th Community Based Adaptation Conference, April 2012.TRANSCRIPT
INFORMING COMMUNITY BASED
PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH ON
GENDER AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE
VARIABILITY
Moushumi Chaudhury1, Patti Kristjanson1, Florence
Kyagazze2, Jesse Naab3, and Sharmind Neelormi4
1 CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS)
2 Makerere University, Uganda
3 Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana
4 Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Why Focus on
Gender and
Agriculture?
45% of the
labor force in
agriculture in
the developing
world is
comprised of
women
(FAO 2010-11)
Background
• Gender and Climate Change Research in Agriculture and Food Security for Rural Development training guide focusing on (1) climate analogues, (2) weather information, and (3) climate smart agriculture practices
• Participatory Action Research (PAR) tool
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R A K A I
I S I N G I R O
R u m a
L a k e
S a n g a
N k o n i
N o m b i
M w e z a
R a k a i
L w e n g o K i z i b a
K i n o n i K y a n j a
M a s a k a
B u k o t o
K a s a s a
B u r a m a R u g a g a
B i z e r a
R u h i r a
G a y a z a
N y a n g a
L w a n g a
K a s o z i
L w a n b a
R u g a g a
N a t e t e
K a k u t o
B i k i r a
L u s a k a
K i b i r a
K i f u t a
Z z i m w e
K a b a l e
M a l o n g o M b i r i z i
M a k o n d o
K i r i m y a
K i r u m b a
K i r e t w a
B u g a n z a
K a s u m b a
K a b i n g o
K i g a n d o
B u y a m b a
K a g a m b a
M a g a b b i
K y o t e r a
L w e k u b a
K y a n j o j o
K a b u w o k o
N a k i y a g a
M u k o k o t e
R u k u k u r u
K a r i t i m a
L w a m a g w a K a s a m b y a
K a m u k a l o
K a t e t e r o
M u t u k u l a
K a l i s i z o
A k e i r u n g u
B w a l u m u l i
R w e s i r a b o
L y a n t o n d e
G a m u g u n g u
N y a m i k u y u
K a t u n g u r u
L w a b i r i b a
S a n g o B a y
K y a m a g a n d a
K a n y a r i e r u
K a b u r e g e y a
N y a m i y o n g o
K i n y a b w i l u
K y e n a n g a z i
K y a k u d d u s e B u y a g a B a y
D u m u P o i n t
D u w a f u B a y
K a n a b u l e m u
N y a b u s h e n y i
M i z i n d a B a y
K a g e r a R i v e r
R i v e r K a g e r a
L a k e K a r u n g a
L a k e N a b u g a b o
L a k e V i c t o r i a
B u s u n g w e I s l a n d
M u s a m b w a I s l a n d
K y a b a s i m b a P o i n t
L a k e K i j a n e b a l o l a
L a k e K i j a n e b a l o l a
M u s a m b w a T w i n I s l a n d
(1) Climate Analogues: Case of Ghana
Analogues by Temperature Analogues by Precipitation
Adaptation through mobility and exchange
of information
• Communication Lessons:
• Farmer to farmer exchanges
through the use of climate
analogues should be
communicated as a positive
learning opportunity for
farmers.
Photo: women’s resource map in Ghana taken
by Jesse Naab
Understanding Mobility For Knowledge
Exchange
• Why travel? • Women: to primarily collect
water, visit medical centers, trade and accompany their children to school.
• Men: To learn about different agricultural practices
• Sharing information is key!
• Factors Determining Mobility • Women: Distance to a
neighbouring village and cultural barriers
• Men: Men do not face any hindering factors to travel except limited financial resources may not allow them to access transport.
• Lessons Learned • Farmer-to-farmer visits will be
more challenging and problematic for women due to restricting gender roles than for men, and for the elderly compared to younger people
• For those unable to travel, more innovative means of communicating adaptation strategies needs to be explored • Cell phones
• Films
• Announcement/notices in public places
(2) Adaptation Through Climate
Information
• Communication Lessons
• Presenting visual symbols to
discuss the weather may not
help. Instead, reading a
forecast and then discussing it
may be more effective.
• If visuals are to be used,
training on how to interpret
them needs to be provided.
Photo: weather symbols in Uganda taken by
Florence Kyazze
Channels and Information Provided • Communication Channels for
Daily Forecasts • Informal indigenous knowledge
(IK) regardless of social differentiations • Men: IK & radio
• Women: IK
• Female youth: IK & radio
• Male youth: radio
• Type of information requested
• Men: rainfall info to plan farming activities
• Women: When to travel; conduct household chores, and plan farming activities
• Youth: When to plan farming activities
• Most Effective Method of Communication: • Radio
• Public Places
• Lessons Learned • Weather information is
primarily based on indigenous knowledge
• Ownership of communication technology
• Much work still needs to be done by information service providers on how to transfer seasonal information across gender and age groups
http://ccafs.cgiar.org/our-work/research-
themes/integration-decision-
making/linking-knowledge-action/gender-
climate-change
Photos: left image: CIAT, right image: Steve Mann