Research suggests that gender equity is a critical factor in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices.
If gender is not explicitly considered in climate-related interventions, the adoption of climate-resilient practices is unlikely to reach scale.
Climate-resilient interventio...
Twyman, Jennifer
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Lamanna, Christine
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive]
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Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive
Expectations that gender‐mainstreaming efforts would effectively advance gender equality have been disappointed in contemporary sub‐Saharan Africa. Examining this apparent disconnect, we focus on the narratives through which policy‐makers relate to, and dis/engage with, gender issues. Using in‐de...
Acosta, Mariola
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Wessel, Margit van
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Bommel, Severine van
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Feindt, Peter
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[The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy]
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The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy
Cambios en el clima, junto con otros factores de estrés como la pobreza extrema o las migraciones, están alterando los medios de vida agrícolas y las dinámicas de las comunidades en áreas rurales de Guatemala. En este contexto, las intervenciones agropecuarias que tengan como objetivo apoyar el d...
Acosta, Mariola
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Informe: Taller de fortalecimiento de capacidades de actores nacionales para la formulación e implementación de proyectos y programas en agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima con enfoque de género]
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Informe: Taller de fortalecimiento de capacidades de actores nacionales para la formulación e implementación de proyectos y programas en agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima con enfoque de género
Using socio-economic scenarios in policy formulation allows for an anticipatory approach to governance processes and the formulation of policies/plans that take into account future uncertainty To fully benefit from the dividends of scenario planning in the Ugandan context, there is need to build ...
Rutting, Lucas
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Tumuhereze, Martin
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Muchunguzi, Perez
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Acosta, Mariola
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Okiror, John Francis
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Scenario-guided policy planning in Uganda]
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Scenario-guided policy planning in Uganda
The agricultural sector is central to Tanzania’s economy, natural resources and livelihoods. Climate change and climate variability presents adverse effects to the growth of the agriculture sector and the livelihoods of 80 percent of Tanzanians (MAFC, 2014). Owing to this, the Tanzania government...
Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance lev...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Providence, Happy
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Acosta, Mariola
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda]
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Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda
This article provides a description of intra-household survey data that were collected in Uganda and Tanzania in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The surveys were implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 585 households in Uganda and 608 in Tanzania. Information on decision maki...
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Nyakundi, Fridah
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Acosta, Mariola
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Läderach, Peter
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[Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania]
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Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania
All too often, the well-intentioned efforts of journalists and development organizations to raise awareness of pressing humanitarian issues has the unintended effect of reducing its human subjects to little more than hapless victims of the latest calamity. Ugandans are hardly alone in having a po...
Acosta, Mariola
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Riley, Simon
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Giller, Onno
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda]
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Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda
Effective gender integration in policy has been proposed in many sectors and policies. CCAFS FP1 LAM has endorsed to favor mainstreaming of gender issue within climate and food security policy in agricultural sectors in Latin America. This document aims at providing a framework to analyze the cur...
Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Le Coq, Jean François
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Acosta, Mariola
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[Activity report: Gender integration in agriculture, food Security and climate change policy: a framework proposal]
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Activity report: Gender integration in agriculture, food Security and climate change policy: a framework proposal
More than twenty years have passed since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, where gender mainstreaming was acknowledged as an indispensable global strategy for achieving gender equality. Since then, Tanzania has undoubtedly made efforts in mainstreaming gender in its national policies and stra...
Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Okolo, Wendy
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review]
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Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review