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How is gender investigated in African climate change research? A systematic review of the literature.
- Source :
- AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment; Apr2022, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p1045-1062, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This systematic review analyzes all 260 studies published in the Web of Science on gender and climate change in Africa. While there is no strong methodological bias, comparative case studies and sex disaggregated analyses predominate from a limited set of countries. Many articles covered the agrarian sector by comparing women's and men's on-farm vulnerability to a changing climate based on their adaptation behaviours. Though this literature recognizes women's important conservation, farming, and food responsibilities, it oftentimes generalized these contributions without providing evidence. A number of themes were covered by a very limited number of articles, including coastal areas, conflict, education, energy, migration, urban areas, and water. Overall, more justice-oriented research is needed into the socioeconomic structures that intersect with social identities to make certain people, places, and institutions more vulnerable. Investigations into the power dynamics between (social) scientists and African institutions are also needed as most articles reviewed stem from North America and Europe and are locked beyond paywalls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLIMATE research
CLIMATOLOGY
GENDER
GROUP identity
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00447447
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155262278
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01631-w