Climate Change Adaptation in Semi-Arid Areas: A Gender Perspective

dc.contributor.authorMsaki, Mark M.
dc.contributor.authorKalumanga, Venance.
dc.contributor.authorBwagalilo, Fadhili.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-18T08:27:11Z
dc.date.available2024-10-18T08:27:11Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAt current, the world is struggling to mitigate the impacts of Climate Change to the involved communities. Due to their climatic behaviours, Semi-Arids are among the most vulnerable areas to Climate Change. Adaption to Climate Change has been suggested to lessen the impacts in different areas. However, the adaption is relative to a specific area’s social-economic, physical as well as cultural set up. For this fact, it is a matter that in some areas, culture happens to side-line women in decision making and implementation while adapting for Climate Change. Therefore, the study was carried out at Chololo Eco - Village, in Dodoma Municipality. The aim of the study was to assess the existing climate change adaptation strategies or technologies and the involvement of Gender in Addressing Climate Change Adaptation Technologies. A total of 110 respondents were interviewed. The research revealed that among the proportion 36%, 29%, 35%, 32%, and 59% of female respondents attended transfer of innovation sessions for Agriculture, Water Management and Conservation, Afforestation, Food Security and Economic Adaptation. More men attended sessions for transfer of innovations as compared to women. Tradition, culture and household chores impended women not to involve much in such sessions. Fortunately, women not attending in such session did not connote not adapting to Climate Change. Roles occupied in the community and household chores had been the factor for women to decide whether to participate or not participate in the training sessions. Women struggled to attend transfer sessions which seemed to be critical such as Economic Adaptation. Fruitfully women were found to be more involved in Income Generating Activities (IGAs) introduced by Chololo Eco – Village. Deliberate efforts should be carried to ensure that women attend technology transfer sessions to become the first beneficiaries of such innovations.
dc.identifier.issne-ISSN: 2165-8919
dc.identifier.issnp-ISSN: 2165-8889
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.5923/j.ije.20140402.02
dc.identifier.urihttp://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ije.20140402.02.html
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tia.ac.tz/handle/123456789/211
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Ecosystem
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectGender Involvement
dc.titleClimate Change Adaptation in Semi-Arid Areas: A Gender Perspective
dc.typeArticle

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