Gender-Transformative Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation
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This book offers an array of narratives and recommendations for gender-transformative climate change adaptation strategies based on research and evidence from the Global South. We look at gender-transformative adaptation (GTA) as a process that aims to address gender and power imbalance and strive for a change at the institutional level to enable empowering consequences through the meaningful and equal participation of women and men in leadership, policy, and decision-making processes. It makes four main contributions. First, it collates scholarship on the politics of adaptation and how policies affect men and women differently in communities and different geographical locations. Second, it captures pathways for parallel goals of `climate action' (SDG 13) and `achieving gender equality and empowerment' (SDG 5) through transformative ideas. Third, it curates new methodologies and adds knowledge to the gender transformative research (GTR) and assesses its potential for challenging and addressing gender power equations. Fourth, it voices the parallel ideas and evidence, placing women as both "victims of climate change" and as the "new change makers" in the path of climate adaptation.
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Prof. (Dr.) Anindita Sarkar currently holds the position of Senior Researcher at the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. She is a Professor at the Department of Geography at Miranda House, University of Delhi, India, where she has been teaching since 2005. She has worked on research projects in Kenya, Bangladesh, Nepal and India, funded by government and international organizations. She has been associated with various organizations like The Future Earth, ACIAR, World Bank, IWMI, NCERT, ICSSR and IGNOU in various capacities. She has numerous publications in refereed journals and books. Her research areas include natural resource management, water insecurity, agricultural sustainability, gender, and rural livelihoods. Her research is anchored at the intersection of development and environment, and her work shows how technologies and policies of resource use and access shape spaces. Her published work focuses on how policies facilitate or impede water access through institutions influencing food security, water security and livelihood security of people. She has authored the book Water Insecurity and Water Governance in Urban Kenya: Policy and Practice published by Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature and co-edited 'Addressing Risk, Uncertainty and Maladaptation to Climate Change' by Springer Nature. She received the UGC Research Award in 2016 and has been conferred with the Delhi University Excellence Award for her outstanding contribution to research and academic activities in 2023. She is a human geographer and holds a PhD and MPhil focusing on groundwater depletion and agricultural development.
Dr. Nairwita Bandyopadhyay currently works as an Assistant Professor of Geography at Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, University of Kalyani, India. She holds a Ph.D. from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Her thesis was titled "Drought Impact Assessment and Analysis of Drought Policy in Gujarat". She also holds an M. Phil (First Class with Distinction) and an M.A degree in Geography (First Class) - with special papers in Remote Sensing and GIS, Disaster Management, and Environmental Impact Assessment - from the University of Delhi. She was selected among the six finalists for the Rising Star Women Leadership Award for UNDRR and represented India at the APMCDRR conference in Manila, Philippines. She was awarded First Prize - Prof. Adya Sharan Young Women Geographer's Award - at the 45th Indian Geography Congress (2023) by the National Association of Geographers in India, the Best Paper Award - N.P. Aiyyar Young Geographers Award (2016). Her papers were published in several reputed international peer-reviewed journals, Elsevier, Natural Hazards, GIS Science and Remote Sensing, Springer, Routledge, etc., with over 348 citations. She has contributed numerous book chapters to several books published by reputed international publishers and authored one. She has participated in international seminars and presented papers in Germany, Spain, Greece, Philippines, Bangkok and China, as well as in training programs conducted by NASA and NIDM under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Govt of India, and the World Bank. She has co-edited three books for Springer Nature: Risk, Uncertainty and Maladaptation to Climate Change: Policy, Practice and Case Studies, `Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction', and `Urban Commons and Future Smart Cities and Sustainability'.
Content
I Concepts and Overview of Gender and Climate Change.- 1. Contextualizing Gender-Transformative Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation.- 2. Exploring Gendered Dimensions of Climate-Smart Agriculture for Food Security in The Global South: A Systematic Literature Review.- 3. The Intersection of Climate Change and Gender-Based Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Synthesis.- 4. Climate-Related Disasters and Gender Inequalities: Unveiling Key Elements Through Disaggregated Data Tool.- II Vulnerability to Climate Change and Disproportionate Burden on Women.- 5. Climate Extremes and Disproportionate Burden on Women in the Global South: A Way Forward.- 6. Understanding 'Gendered' Impacts of Climate Change and The Role of Women in Climate Change Adaptation: Evidence from the Indian Sundarbans.- 7. The Gender Divide: Factors Amplifying Women's Vulnerability During Extreme Events in Bangladesh.- 8. Climate Change and Food Security In Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis from Gendered Lens.- 9. Climate Change Migration and Gender Vulnerability: Challenges and Solutions.- 10. Assessment of Women Farmers' Drudgery in Rice Farming with Climate Change: A Case Study from South India.- 11. Hope and Despair: Towards a Gendered Emotional Geography of Water in a Changing Climate in the District of Bankura, West Bengal, India.- III Women as Change-Makers: Gender Transformative Climate Adaptation.- 12. Gender Transformative Adaptation for Food Security, Rural Livelihoods, and Agriculture: The Case Study of Mal Pahariya Women in Eastern Coalfield Regions of India.- 13. Women Leading the Way: Female-Led Adaptation Initiatives in Western Himalayas.- 14. Can Women's Empowerment Lead to More Effective Climate Action? A Transformative Experience from Rajasthan, India.- 15. Uplifting Women Farmers by Adopting Climate-Smart Practices with Climate Finance: Evidence from Central and Eastern States of India.- 16. Women on the Frontline: Agriculture and Climate Change in Uttar Pradesh, India.- V Addressing Gender In Climate Change Adaptation: Policies And Programmes.- 17. Gender Integration in Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Exploring Policies, Programs, and Transformative Pathways.- 18. Addressing the Crisis of Climate-Induced Internally Displaced Women in Bangladesh.- 19. Women's Resilience in Adapting to Climate Change on the North Coast of Java Island, Indonesia.- 20. Climate Crisis and "City Citizens": A Look into the Gender-Inclusive Disaster Management Policies of Indian Smart Cities.