Drought risk-reduction and gender dynamics in communal cattle farming in southern Zimbabwe

Ndlovu, Thabo; Mjimba, Vuyo

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102203

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“…Similar responses for reducing the vulnerabilities of women from flood hazards are identified by Islam [21]. Such findings reflect observations of gender-based vulnerabilities to drought in other national contexts, where women are considered vulnerable through their socioculturally patterned gender roles, established by traditional patriarchal norms and socioeconomic structures [22][23][24][25][26].…”

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confidence: 73%

Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

Hossen

Benson

Hossain

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Water

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Climate change effects cause major socioeconomic challenges for marginalized groups, particularly women, in Bangladesh. Specifically, drought increases resource scarcity, causing social problems that impact women, which can be described as the gendered sociocultural construction of vulnerabilities. Given this constructed dimension of gender-based vulnerability, this paper explores the effects of drought on marginalized women in one local case study, namely Badlagaree village in Gaibandha district, Bangladesh. To examine this linkage, we collected qualitative primary data using ethnographic research methods, primarily focus group discussions. Findings show that gender-based vulnerability is increasing due to growing drought effects, including agricultural production loss. Marginalized women, because of their gender identity, encounter these drought effects through unemployment, food insecurity, illiteracy, early marriage, dowry costs and violence. While further national-scale research is required, this paper argues that in order to overcome such gender-based vulnerability, current development policies, social programs, and adaptation strategies should better recognize such social dynamics. Further, a gender-specific understanding requires incorporation into adaptation policies through greater collaborative governance as an important prerequisite for sustainability.

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

Hossen

Benson

Hossain

et al. 2021

Water

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“…As noted previously, social and cultural norms, lack of decision-making authority, limited or unclear property rights, and time constraints prevent women from leveraging the full spectrum of on-farm opportunities to diversify their livelihood options and enhance their wellbeing in the absence of the male household head. In Zimbabwe, women's contribution to disaster risk mitigation and management is limited in communities that are strongly regulated by cultural and traditional norms of patriarchy that confer property rights and decision-making, especially over cattle (Ndlovu and Mjimba, 2021). Hence, men decide when to dispose of or transfer fungible assets to mitigate drought risk without reference to women.…”

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Climate Change and Gender in Africa: A Review of Impact and Gender-Responsive Solutions

Awiti

2022

Front. Clim.

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Climate change affects livelihoods and wellbeing. Women and men may experience the impacts of climate change differently. But climate change and its associated impacts affect women negatively. A review was done on peer-reviewed literature related to the impact of climate change on gender in Africa. While there is an abundance of credible scientific evidence on the impacts of climate change, there is a dearth of reliable disaggregated data and evidence on the impact of climate change on women. The review shows that climate change affects women more negatively compared to men in five impact areas: (i) agricultural production; (ii) food and nutrition security; (iii) health; (iv) water and energy; (v) climate-related disaster, migration, and conflict. The lack of gender-disaggregated data undermines efforts to design gender-responsive interventions to enable women to cope with and adapt to climate change impacts. While there is no consensus on what constitutes gender-responsive solutions to climate vulnerability and risk, the paper provides some priority action areas to stimulate debate and hopefully consensus for a starting point for deeper engagement of women's participation and motivating investments in creating frameworks for accountability for measurable gender-differentiated outcomes. Efforts to design and deploy gender-responsive solutions to climate change impact must take a holistic, asset-based approach, which meaningfully seeks to identify dominant causal mechanisms and develops context policy and institutional options to address interlocking asset or capital dis-endowments.

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“…The study suggests that the CBPP exposed women to community planning processes and had them selected to preside over satellite committees established to oversee the implementation of the Community Action Plans. Such a trend reflects a shift from the society-wide belief that women rarely influence decision making as corroborated by Ndlovu and Mjimba ( 2021 ) that women power in areas of influence is limited. In-depth discussion revealed that women need to consult their spouses before implementing decisions they deem appropriate to address shocks and this reflects a limitation they face.…”

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confidence: 92%

Community-based participatory planning contribution to social capital for enhanced disaster resilience in rural Matobo, Zimbabwe

Ndlovu,

Msimanga

2023

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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The infusion of participatory methodologies in Zimbabwe gained momentum across rural and urban development planning platforms in the past decades. Participatory approaches are envisaged to deepen grassroots involvement in local planning and strengthen social networks for enhanced disaster resilience against complex weather-related hazards such as droughts. This article examines how community-based participatory planning (CBPP) contributes to the cohesiveness of the vulnerable groups and harnesses local capacities in building social capital. The article is underpinned by the community capital framework in understanding the nexus between participatory planning and social capital. Primary evidence is drawn from the cross-sectional study that targeted different socio-economic groups (N = 120) drawn from the selected three wards out of the 10 where CBPPs were conducted in Matobo district in 2016. The sample size was informed by the Rao Soft sample size calculator, hence a total of (n = 90) socioeconomic groups were targeted for a semi-structured questionnaire. The semi-structured tool was complemented by 12 in-depth interviews and three focus group discussions. Primary data were systematised, cleaned and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) V23. This was meant to probe and capture the benefits of CBPP and how it has strengthened the social capital of drought-prone communities in rural Matobo. Study results indicate improved inter- and intra-community networks post the CBPP processes in drought-prone Matobo as evidenced by the formation of community clubs, gender inclusive interventions and improved financial and material contributions towards community-driven projects. Furthermore, while women involvement is evident, their influence is less in productive livelihoods activities such as livestock rearing.Contribution: The CBPP process has shown that inclusive planning improves the identification of risks and strengthens collective actions towards design and implementation of resilience building strategies such as water harvesting and health centres.

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Drought risk-reduction and gender dynamics in communal cattle farming in southern Zimbabwe

Cited by 22 publications

References 33 publications

Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

Climate Change and Gender in Africa: A Review of Impact and Gender-Responsive Solutions

Community-based participatory planning contribution to social capital for enhanced disaster resilience in rural Matobo, Zimbabwe

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