Resilience, power, culture, and climate: A case study from semi-arid Tanzania, and new research directions
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Nelson, Valerie 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1075-0238 and Stathers, Tanya ORCID: 0000-0002-7767-6186
(2009)
Resilience, power, culture, and climate: A case study from semi-arid Tanzania, and new research directions.
Gender & Development, 17 (1).
pp. 81-94.
ISSN 1355-2074 (Print), 1364-9221 (Online)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13552070802696946)
Abstract
Rapid changes to the climate are predicted over the next few years, and these present challenges for women’s empowerment and gender equality on a completely new scale. There is little evidence or research to provide a reliable basis for gender-sensitive approaches to agricultural adaptation to climate change. This article explores the gender dimensions of climate change, in relation to participation in decision-making, divisions of labour, access to resources, and knowledge systems. It draws on insights from recent research on agricultural adaptation to climate change in Tanzania. The article then explains why future gender-sensitive climate-adaptation efforts should draw upon insights from ‘resilience thinking’, ‘political ecology’, and environmental anthropology - as a way of embedding analysis of power struggles and cultural norms in the context of the overall socio-ecological system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | [1] Article published in Gender & Development, (2009), 17: (1) Special Issue: Climate changes and climate justice. pp. 81-94. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | gender, climate, culture, resilience, adaptation, agriculture, anthropology |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Livelihoods & Institutions Department |
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| Last Modified: | 16 May 2019 14:49 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/2081 |
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