Gender transformation in climate-smart agriculture: A framework for actionCGIAR
This presentation was given by Sophia Huyer (CCAFS), as part of the Annual Gender Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 25-27 September 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and co-organized with KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-conference-2018/
Gender transformation in climate-smart agriculture: A framework for actionCGIAR
This presentation was given by Sophia Huyer (CCAFS), as part of the Annual Gender Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 25-27 September 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and co-organized with KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-conference-2018/
Women’s empowerment in aquaculture: Case studies from Bangladesh WorldFish
Studies show that gender gaps in access to agricultural assets and resources undermines agricultural performance. Understanding these gender equalities, their underlying factors, and strategies for and factors contributing to women’s empowerment, is needed to help design appropriate interventions. This presentation shows the results of a study in Bangladesh that looked at these factors to further understand how women are empowered or disempowered by their engagement in aquaculture.
The Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Devel...Dr Lendy Spires
The twin challenges of building pathways to sustainable development and achieving gender equality have never been more pressing. As the world moves towards the post-2015 development agenda, the present World Survey not only shows why each challenge is so important, but also why both challenges must be addressed together, in ways that fully realize the human rights of women and girls and help countries to make the transition to sustainable development.
Dominant patterns of production, consumption and distribution are heading in deeply unsustainable directions (see A/CONF.216/PC/7). Humanity has become a key driver of earth system processes and the over exploitation of natural resources, the loss of key habitats and biodiversity and the pollution of land, seas and the atmosphere are becoming increasingly evident. Scientific understandings are clarifying the huge economic, social and environmental challenges posed by such threats as climate change and the loss of essential ecosystem services, as humanity approaches or exceeds so-called “planetary boundaries” (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2013; Rockström and others, 2009).
Already, human interactions with the environment are producing unprecedented shocks and stresses, felt in floods, droughts and devastated urban and rural landscapes and livelihoods, while many people and places have suffered from a nexus of food, energy, environmental and financial crises. These unsustainable patterns add to poverty and inequality today, especially for the third of the world’s population directly dependent on natural resources for their well-being, and create deep threats for future generations (Unmüßig, Sachs and Fatheuer, 2012). The effects of unsustainable patterns of development intensify gender inequality because women and girls are often disproportionately affected by economic, social and environmental shocks and stresses (Neumayer and Plümper, 2007). The causes and underlying drivers of unsustainability and of gender inequality are deeply interlocked. Both are produced by development models that support particular types of underregulated market-led growth and the persistence of unequal power relations between women and men (Wichterich, 2012).
Such development patterns rely on and reproduce gender inequalities, exploiting women’s labour and unpaid care work. The same development trajectories also produce environmental problems, as market actors seek and secure profit in ways that rely on the overexploitation of natural resources and the pollution of climates, land and oceans. Such market-led pathways are leading in directions that are unsustainable in social and ecological terms, and ultimately in economic ones too, undermining the conditions for future progress. Growing international debate now highlights the need to move economies and societies onto more sustainable paths, whether to avert crisis and catastrophe, or enable prosperity through “green economies”.
This presentation was held by Patti Kristjanson, Linking Knowledge with Action Research Theme Leader. The presentation was for the Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture FAO/MICCA Online Learning Event, January 2014. Learn more about our gender work: www.ccafs.cgiar.org/gender
Poster by Laura Cramer, CCAFS Science Officer for the Priorities and Policies for CSA Flagship. It was presented during the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bali on 8-10 October 2019.
The poster presents research related to a systematic review of the effects of climate change on nutrition and equity carried out by CCAFS with IFPRI/A4NH.
Gender and fish aquaculture: A seven country reviewWorldFish
This presentation, by WorldFish gender researchers Surendran Rajaratnam and Cynthia McDougall, looks at the gendered patterns of access to, and benefits from, small-scale aquaculture within and across seven countries that WorldFish works in (Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Myanmar). The presentation was created for the 6th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries on 3-7 August 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion In AgroecologyICCASA
Presented by Dr. Mary Nyasimi at ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
The three spheres transformations framework (O’Brien and Sygna) frames this investigation and provides a starting point for developing an analytical framework. We draw on existing data from Hoima, a climate smart village site as well as transformations literature to ground and develop this analytical framework.
The four key facets of ESD inclusive curriculum by Dr. Geetika SalujaDr. Geetika Saluja
ESD inclusive curriculum is the wisdom to perceive the interconnectedness of all life and living.
The courage not to fear and the compassion for all immediate surrounding with a will to make a difference
Comm env issues course GSU spring 2015 flyerCarrie Freeman
Class description for my JOUR / SPCH 3040 course "Communicating Environmental Issues" open to all majors at GSU in Spring 2015. If you encounter any hurdles during registration, just email me your name and panther ID number and I'll make sure any pre-reqs get waived to get you registered. Email cpfreeman@gsu.edu
Engendering Climate-Smart Agricultural Innovations in Kenya Catho15
This study is part of an ongoing research initiative under the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement in Sub-Saharan Africa (CIRCLE) programme, an initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom. This presentation was made during the Gender mainstreaming session at the 4th Climate Change and Population Conference on Africa (CC POP-Ghana 2015). The conference which was held at the University of Ghana from 29 - 31 July 2015, created an ideal platform to share ongoing research on climate change in Africa ahead of the upcoming 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21).
Day 1_Session3_TRIPS_WASDS_ICRISAT - This presentation outlines planned ICRISAT activities for the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems for the West African Sahel and Dry Savannas region.
Women’s empowerment in aquaculture: Case studies from Bangladesh WorldFish
Studies show that gender gaps in access to agricultural assets and resources undermines agricultural performance. Understanding these gender equalities, their underlying factors, and strategies for and factors contributing to women’s empowerment, is needed to help design appropriate interventions. This presentation shows the results of a study in Bangladesh that looked at these factors to further understand how women are empowered or disempowered by their engagement in aquaculture.
The Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Devel...Dr Lendy Spires
The twin challenges of building pathways to sustainable development and achieving gender equality have never been more pressing. As the world moves towards the post-2015 development agenda, the present World Survey not only shows why each challenge is so important, but also why both challenges must be addressed together, in ways that fully realize the human rights of women and girls and help countries to make the transition to sustainable development.
Dominant patterns of production, consumption and distribution are heading in deeply unsustainable directions (see A/CONF.216/PC/7). Humanity has become a key driver of earth system processes and the over exploitation of natural resources, the loss of key habitats and biodiversity and the pollution of land, seas and the atmosphere are becoming increasingly evident. Scientific understandings are clarifying the huge economic, social and environmental challenges posed by such threats as climate change and the loss of essential ecosystem services, as humanity approaches or exceeds so-called “planetary boundaries” (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2013; Rockström and others, 2009).
Already, human interactions with the environment are producing unprecedented shocks and stresses, felt in floods, droughts and devastated urban and rural landscapes and livelihoods, while many people and places have suffered from a nexus of food, energy, environmental and financial crises. These unsustainable patterns add to poverty and inequality today, especially for the third of the world’s population directly dependent on natural resources for their well-being, and create deep threats for future generations (Unmüßig, Sachs and Fatheuer, 2012). The effects of unsustainable patterns of development intensify gender inequality because women and girls are often disproportionately affected by economic, social and environmental shocks and stresses (Neumayer and Plümper, 2007). The causes and underlying drivers of unsustainability and of gender inequality are deeply interlocked. Both are produced by development models that support particular types of underregulated market-led growth and the persistence of unequal power relations between women and men (Wichterich, 2012).
Such development patterns rely on and reproduce gender inequalities, exploiting women’s labour and unpaid care work. The same development trajectories also produce environmental problems, as market actors seek and secure profit in ways that rely on the overexploitation of natural resources and the pollution of climates, land and oceans. Such market-led pathways are leading in directions that are unsustainable in social and ecological terms, and ultimately in economic ones too, undermining the conditions for future progress. Growing international debate now highlights the need to move economies and societies onto more sustainable paths, whether to avert crisis and catastrophe, or enable prosperity through “green economies”.
This presentation was held by Patti Kristjanson, Linking Knowledge with Action Research Theme Leader. The presentation was for the Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture FAO/MICCA Online Learning Event, January 2014. Learn more about our gender work: www.ccafs.cgiar.org/gender
Poster by Laura Cramer, CCAFS Science Officer for the Priorities and Policies for CSA Flagship. It was presented during the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bali on 8-10 October 2019.
The poster presents research related to a systematic review of the effects of climate change on nutrition and equity carried out by CCAFS with IFPRI/A4NH.
Gender and fish aquaculture: A seven country reviewWorldFish
This presentation, by WorldFish gender researchers Surendran Rajaratnam and Cynthia McDougall, looks at the gendered patterns of access to, and benefits from, small-scale aquaculture within and across seven countries that WorldFish works in (Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Myanmar). The presentation was created for the 6th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries on 3-7 August 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion In AgroecologyICCASA
Presented by Dr. Mary Nyasimi at ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
The three spheres transformations framework (O’Brien and Sygna) frames this investigation and provides a starting point for developing an analytical framework. We draw on existing data from Hoima, a climate smart village site as well as transformations literature to ground and develop this analytical framework.
The four key facets of ESD inclusive curriculum by Dr. Geetika SalujaDr. Geetika Saluja
ESD inclusive curriculum is the wisdom to perceive the interconnectedness of all life and living.
The courage not to fear and the compassion for all immediate surrounding with a will to make a difference
Comm env issues course GSU spring 2015 flyerCarrie Freeman
Class description for my JOUR / SPCH 3040 course "Communicating Environmental Issues" open to all majors at GSU in Spring 2015. If you encounter any hurdles during registration, just email me your name and panther ID number and I'll make sure any pre-reqs get waived to get you registered. Email cpfreeman@gsu.edu
Engendering Climate-Smart Agricultural Innovations in Kenya Catho15
This study is part of an ongoing research initiative under the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement in Sub-Saharan Africa (CIRCLE) programme, an initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom. This presentation was made during the Gender mainstreaming session at the 4th Climate Change and Population Conference on Africa (CC POP-Ghana 2015). The conference which was held at the University of Ghana from 29 - 31 July 2015, created an ideal platform to share ongoing research on climate change in Africa ahead of the upcoming 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21).
Day 1_Session3_TRIPS_WASDS_ICRISAT - This presentation outlines planned ICRISAT activities for the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems for the West African Sahel and Dry Savannas region.
Day 1_Session3_TRIPS_WASDS_Bioversity - This presentation sets out the planned research activities of Bioversity in action sites of the West African Sahel and Dry Savannas target region.
The TRIPS meeting for North Africa and West Asia took place from July 26 to 28. This presentation, presented by Dr. Ali Nefzaoui, Dr. Rachid Serraj, Dr. Maarten van Ginkel, and Dr. William Payne covered NA & WA Target Area and action site characterization. Basic descriptors included climate, topography, soils, water resources, land use/land cover, land degradation, demography, agricultural systems, governance, and research opportunities. Sites were delineated into high potential areas which are mainly cereal and fruit tree based and low potential areas which are mainly agropastoral and pastoral systems.
The presentation outlines means of reducing vulnerability and managing risk in high and low potential areas and describes their climate regimes. It also identifies constraints, hypothesis and outputs for both types of areas. Low potential area constraints include high population growth, limited water resources, transitional production systems, more frequent and prolonged droughts and inappropriate policies of land use.
Constraints for high production areas (areas in which sustainable intensification for more productive, profitable and diversified dryland agriculture with well established linkages to markets) include pressure to be efficient in order to compete globally, small farms inability to benefit from economies of scale and youth preference to transition to cities for livelihoods.
Rhiannon Pyburn, Anouka van Eerdewij, Vivian Polar, Iliana Monterroso Ibarra and Cynthia McDougall
BOOK LAUNCH
Advancing Gender Equality through Agricultural and Environmental Research: Past, Present, and Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
NOV 23, 2021 - 09:00 AM TO 10:15 AM EST
Training Session 4 – Bergman-Lodin – Intro to Global Study on Innovation in Ag IAg4HealthNutrition
Training Session 4: Global Study on Gender Norms and Capacities to Innovate in Agriculture
Johanna Bergman-Lodin
Intro to Global Study on Innovation in Ag I
This is a presentation given by Andrea Warren as part of the USAID/ ENGINE (Empowering New Generations to Improve Nutrition and Economic opportunities) research symposium on 27-28 June, 2016 at the Hilton hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A presentation given by Kenaw Gebreselassie of research done by Andrea Warren at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Rhiannon Pyburn, Illiana Monterroso, Hazel Malapit, Katrina Kosec, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Jennifer Twyman, and Dina Najjar
POLICY SEMINAR
Crafting the Next Generation of CGIAR Gender Research
Co-Organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets and IFPRI
OCT 30, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Pre-conference meeting. Gender Research Coordinators and Center RepresentativesCGIAR
This presentation was given by Rhiannon Pyburn (KIT), as part of the Gender Research Coordinators' meeting (4 December 2017), related to Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Pre-conference meeting - Gender Research Coordinators and Center representativesIFPRI-PIM
DIFFERENT
This presentation was given by Rhiannon Pyburn (KIT), as part of the pre-conference meeting to the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The conference took place on 5-6 December 2017 and this pre-meeting on 4 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Haris Gazdar speaks about a new LANSA Working Paper that explores the trade-offs between work and care on the nutrition outcomes for children in Pakistan
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
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1. DS CRP IDOs
• IDO 1 RESILIENCE: More resilient livelihoods for vulnerable households in
marginal areas
• IDO 2 WEALTH AND WELLBEING: More sustainable and higher income and
well-being of per capita for intensifiable households
• IDO 3 FOOD ACCESS: Women and children in households have year-
round access to greater quantity and diversity of food sources
• IDO 4 NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: More sustainable and
equitable management of land, water resources, energy and biodiversity
• IDO 5 GENDER EMPOWERMENT: Women and youth have better access to
and control over productive assets, inputs, information, market
opportunities and capture a more equitable share of increased income,
food and other benefits
• IDO 6 CAPACITY TO INNOVATE - Increased and sustainable capacity to
innovate within and among low income and vulnerable rural community
systems, allowing them to seize new opportunities and meet challenges to
improve livelihoods, and bring solutions to scale.
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2. Objectives-CRP DS Gender
Strategy
• Apply/adapt/develop and implement more effective
interdisciplinary methods to integrate gender into ex
ante diagnostic analysis, priority setting, and research
planning and implementation for the entire CRP.
• Improve knowledge of key cultural, ideological,
normative and institutional factors that lead to gender
inequalities and undertake innovative development-
oriented participatory action research that may need
to be policy-oriented to bring about gender-responsive
and transformative change in gender inequality.
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3. Gender Research in WANA
Flagship
By Dina Najjar
April 26, 2014- presented at the “Strategic
Gender Research Planning Workshop for
Dryland Systems”, May 26-27, Amman, Jordan
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4. Integrative Research
• Barley, fava beans, wheats
and pasture and forage
legumes
• Integrated Water and Land
Management (raised beds,
conservation agriculture)
• Livestock
• Baseline Survey (minimum
standards)
• Data analysis
Strategic Research
• Innovations, Gender Norms,
and Agency Study
• Gender Transformative
Approaches (process of
engaging communities)
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5. Some Gaps in the Theoretical and
Applied Development
• From doing women to doing gender (involving
men) (Chant et al. 2002)?
• NRM innovations and impacts on gender norms
and agency
– Religion (studied under culture)
– Interplay between various technologies in DS sites
• Lack of theoretical framework for GTA
– Adopt transformative learning theory (Najjar et al.
2013; Duveskog et al. 2011) and power framework
(political ecology, Mollet and Faria 2013)
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6. Global comparative research initiative
Innovation and Development through Transformation of
Gender Norms in Agriculture and Natural Resource
Management
• How do gender norms and agency advance or
impede innovation in agriculture and NRM?
• How does this innovation affect gender norms
and agency? Under what conditions can it do
harm to women?
• In what ways does positive change in gender
norms and agency catalyze innovation and
lead to desired development outcomes
(CGIAR SLOs)?
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7. 15 Case Studies (3-year plan)
Chosen on basis of differences in socio-economic
and environmental dynamics and strategic
ICARDA technologies (raised beds, wheat and
cereals, and small ruminant production)
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2014 2015 2016
Morocco Egypt and Jordan Tunisia
6 cases 3 cases, 3 cases 3 cases
8. Gender Transformative
Approaches
• Indentify and test Gender
Transformative Approaches (Najjar et al.
2013; Duveskog et al. 2011; Friis-Hansen et al. 2012)
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2014 2015 2016
Mixed-Groups
Extension
Approach in Karak,
Jordan
Work with Gender
Progressive Groups
TBA
TBA
Women’s
Participation in
decision-making
related to water in
Kafr El-Sheikh and
Nobariya, Egypt
9. Methods (interactive and adaptive)
• Focus Group Discussions
• Participant observation (overcome
‘misrecognition’ phenomenon (Bourdieu
1977), among others)
• Interviews with key informants
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11. References
• Bourdieu, P. (1977). Outline of a Theory of Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
• Chant, S., & Gutmann, M. C. (2002). ‘Men-streaming’gender? Questions for gender and
development policy in the twenty-first century. Progress in Development Studies, 2(4),
269-282.Cornwall, A. (2003). Whose voices? Whose choices? Reflections on gender and
participatory development. World development, 31(8), 1325-1342.
• Duveskog, D., Friis-Hansen, E., Taylor, E.W., 2011. Farmer Field Schools in rural Kenya:
A transformative learning experience. Journal of Development Studies, 47 (10), 1–16.
• Friis-Hansen, E., Duveskog, D., Taylor, E. (2012). Less noise in the household: the
impact of Farmer Field Schools on gender relations. Journal of Research in Peace,
Gender and Development, 2 (2), 44–55.
• Kerr, R. B. (2012). Lessons from the old Green Revolution for the new: Social,
environmental and nutritional issues for agricultural change in Africa. Progress in
Development Studies, 12(2-3), 213-229.
• Mollett, S., & Faria, C. (2013). Messing with gender in feminist political ecology.
Geoforum, 45, 116-125.
• Najjar, D., Spaling, H., and Sinclair, A. J. (2013). Learning about sustainability and
gender through Farmer Field Schools in the Taita Hills, Kenya. International Journal of
Educational Development, 33(5): 466-475.
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