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An Assessment of Gender Sensitive Adaptation Options to Climate Change in Smallholder Areas of Zimbabwe, Using Climate Analogue Analysis

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Title An Assessment of Gender Sensitive Adaptation Options to Climate Change in Smallholder Areas of Zimbabwe, Using Climate Analogue Analysis
 
Creator Musiyiwa, K
Leal Filho, W
Nyamangara, J
Harris, D
 
Subject Climate Adaptation
Climate Change
Gender Research
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
 
Description Climate analogues can be used to assess climate–induced risks and adaptation options for smallholder farmers. Surveys were carried out in smallholder areas at two 2050s climate analogue sites to assess smallholder climate-induced risks, farmers’ perceptions, and adaptation options, with a gender perspective. Pairs of sites selected had similar annual rainfall totals but differed in mean annual temperature by 2–4 °C. For drier areas Chiredzi was hypothesised to represent Matobo, and for wetter areas Kadoma was hypothesized to represent Mazowe/Goromonzi 2050s climates. Differences in crop management strategies and gender issues vary across sites. At the drier analogue pair, higher proportions of households grew small grains in Chiredzi compared to Matobo. Implications are for increased uptake of small grains, in 2050s climates for Matobo farmers. Gender issues include labour for production and processing of the small grains, against a background of male labour migration. For wetter climates, soil and water management strategies are important options for smallholders. Accesses to draft power, labour, agricultural assets, social and financial capital in differently managed households are important for increasing adoption of effective crop management strategies.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Contributor Filho, W L
Esilaba, A O
Rao, K P C
Sridhar, G
 
Date 2015
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10650/1/An%20Assessment%20of%20Gender%20Sensitive.pdf
Musiyiwa, K and Leal Filho, W and Nyamangara, J and Harris, D (2015) An Assessment of Gender Sensitive Adaptation Options to Climate Change in Smallholder Areas of Zimbabwe, Using Climate Analogue Analysis. In: Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change: Transforming Rural Livelihoods. Climate Change Management book series (CCM) . Springer, pp. 109-117. ISBN 978-3-319-38592-1