Women Farmers Adapting to Climate Change

Women farmers adapting to climate change

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Women Farmers Adapting to Climate Change: Four examples from three continents of women’s use of local knowledge in climate change adaptation

By Seith Abeka, Saudia Anwer, Vinod Bhatt, Stanley Bii, Betty Prissy Muasya, Amrita Rejina Rozario, Gregorio Valverde, Omar Alejandro Varillas Vilchez

June 2012

Case Study India: Biodiversity-based organic farming with climate resilient crops

Case Study Bangladesh: Increasing responsibility of women for agricultural production

Case Study Kenya: Gender inequality exacerbates the impact of climate change on women and girls

Case Study Peru: Climate Change and Gender in Peru’s Apurimac Region

In this context, the measures applied by women to cope with climate change take advantage of and partly reinforce existing climate-friendly tendencies. The measures described in all case studies are:

• Use of local seeds and crops which tolerate extreme conditions such as heat, drought, cold or flooding;
• Diversification of the production system to reduce the risk of losing the harvest which can happen if just one or two major crops are planted;
• Use of plants and herbs to protect or cure crops and animals against insects and disease’s
• Postponement of the time for planting and sowing of crops when rains are late.