The need for effective gender responsiveness in the face of climate...

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The need for effective gender responsiveness
in the face of climate change in Uganda

About IITA
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Outline
• Climate change adaptation and CSA
• Gender responsiveness and food
security
• Research results
• What farmers ...

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Gender integration for food security
in the face of climate change
• Climate Change adaptation and CSA
• Belief that men...

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Gender responsiveness means…
Policies sufficiently
integrate gender
Gender provisions in
policy & practice
address gende...

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Gender and policy analysis research
Gathering
evidence
Desk review of
policies, strategies &
implementation
plans
Focus ...

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Different ways of doing gender
“We encourage joint decision making
in the household”
“We make sure to include 30% of
wom...

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Climate change impacts have a
gender connotation
• Drought
• Food shortage
• Men migrate
• Increased domestic burden
• D...

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Climate change impacts have a
gender connotation
• Limited extension
• Men attend training
• Women work at the
farm
• No...

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Climate change impacts have a
gender connotation
• Drought
• Poor harvest
• No capital to do agri-
business
• Goats and...

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Reviewed documents
1. Poverty Eradication Action Plan 2004/5-2007/8
2. The Plan for Modernization of Agriculture
3. Nat...

Summary observations
Use of unclear
terminology
Use of gender
stereotypes
• “Gender” and “Women” are used interchangeably....

Insufficient
consideration to
gender structural
constraints
Poor
harmonization of
policies
• Fail to comprehensively addre...

Gender gaps exist at different levels
Policy level District Local level
• Gender = women.
Women= vulnerable group
• Lack o...

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Gender integration in policy
documents
Grade Level of Gender Integration
Grade 1 No reference to gender issues
Grade 2 ...

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Extent of gender integration
Grade 5 scored by some
development & action plans
but budgets do not address
gender needs
...

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Gender integration across levels
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1 2 3 4 5
Numberofdocuments
Gender integration grades
Ugan...

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Gender integration grades
Increasing gender
integration in policy
documents
Impact on ground?
Policy Document Year Gend...

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0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
Average%genderbudget
Fin...

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What should be done to appropriately
address gender inequalities and enable
food security?
IITA is a knowledge partner ...

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Further Reading
1. Gender and Climate Change in Uganda: Effects of Policy and Institutional Frameworks:
https://cgspace...

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