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The diversity of gendered adaptation strategies to climate change of Indian farmers: a feminist intersectional approach

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Title The diversity of gendered adaptation strategies to climate change of Indian farmers: a feminist intersectional approach
 
Creator Ravera, F.
Martin-Lopez, B.
Pascual, U.
Drucker, Adam G.
 
Subject climate change
adaptation
gender
sociocultural environment
environmental factors
 
Description This paper examines climate change adaptation and gender issues through an application of a feminist intersectional approach. This approach permits the identification of diverse adaptation responses arising from the existence of multiple and fragmented dimensions of identity (including gender) that intersect with power relations to shape situation-specific interactions between farmers and ecosystems. Based on results from contrasting research cases in Bihar and Uttarakhand, India, this paper demonstrates, inter alia, that there are geographically determined gendered preferences and adoption strategies regarding adaptation options and that these are influenced by the socio-ecological context and institutional dynamics. Intersecting identities, such as caste, wealth, age and gender, influence decisions and reveal power dynamics and negotiation within the household and the community, as well as barriers to adaptation among groups. Overall, the findings suggest that a feminist intersectional approach does appear to be useful and worth further exploration in the context of climate change adaptation. In particular, future research could benefit from more emphasis on a nuanced analysis of the intra-gender differences that shape adaptive capacity to climate change.
 
Date 2016-12
2016-12-06T10:58:20Z
2016-12-06T10:58:20Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ravera, F.; Martin-Lopez, B.; Pascual, U.; Drucker, A. (2016) The diversity of gendered adaptation strategies to climate change of Indian farmers: a feminist intersectional approach. Ambio 45 p. 335–351. ISSN: 0044-7447
0044-7447
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78152
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0833-2
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 335-351
application/pdf
 
Publisher Springer
 
Source Ambio