Achieving economic growth while reducing poverty in an equitable manner demands that governments in Sub-Saharan Africa commit actions and resources to address gender inequalities, even more so under a changing climate which is expected to widen social inequalities (Dankelman, 2012). International...
Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Kigonya, Ritah
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Kyomugisha, Sylvia
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda]
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Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda
This paper presents the initial data analyses of the CCAFS gender survey implemented in four sites in Africa. Using descriptive statistics we show gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sour...
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been ratified by more countries than any other UN convention (Gabizon, 2016). The United Republic of Tanzania is one such country that hopes to fully utilize its human resources, both men and women, for socio-econo...
A robust, resilient, and enabling policy environment is critical to take agriculture innovations to scale at national or regional level.
Policy formulation processes that consider climate variability, socioeconomic and environmental shocks require participatory, inclusive, and explorative scenari...
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
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...
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
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
Clearly showing the benefits of certain climate-smart agricultural (CSA) interventions over others in a particular context is key to facilitating prudent investment of scarce resources.
Ranking certain CSA practices over others is complex because CSA implies multiple outcomes, which vary with co...
Lamanna, Christine
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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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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Prioritize among climate-smart agricultural options and benefits for greater impact]
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Prioritize among climate-smart agricultural options and benefits for greater impact