How resilient are farming households and communities to a changing climate in Africa? A gender-based perspective

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-107

  Perez, C ^a   Jones, E M ^b   Kristjanson, P ^c   Cramer, L ^d   Thornton, P K ^d   Forch W ^d   Barahona, C ^b  

^a Collaborative Crop Research Program ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Agriculture; Climate change; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCIALIZATION; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FARMING SYSTEM; GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE USE; VULNERABILITY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; NATURAL RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84938063825     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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