Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Background: Climate change has been increasingly recognized as a global crisis with effects on gender roles. Recently, communities surrounding Lake Mburo national park, Uganda have been experiencing frequent severe droughts. It was against this background that the study was designed to understand t...
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| description | Background: Climate change has been increasingly recognized as a global crisis with effects on gender roles. Recently, communities surrounding Lake Mburo national park, Uganda have been experiencing frequent severe droughts. It was against this background that the study was designed to understand the effect of climate change on gender roles. Methods: This cross sectional study reviewed the effect of climate change on men and women’s gender roles using a pragmatic research paradigm based on a thematic review model using participatory methods and a structured questionnaire. Results: The study found that men and women’s gender roles were altered during extreme dryness. Men played their roles sequentially focusing on one single productive role, while women played their roles simultaneously, balancing the demands of each role with their limited available time. Effect of climate change affected productive roles more in Kiruhura district than Isingiro district. There was migration of both men and women in search of water and pasture for livestock in Kiruhura district which distorted gender roles of women. Consequently, women and girl children had a heavier load and were the most people affected by climate change effects in these districts. Conclusion: Gender roles of communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park were affected and altered by the effects of climate change. Therefore, institutions offering climate services to local communities should consider gender in decision making, access to resources, information and knowledge during participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52875026e71c4a27979ec8c521a70f592022-12-22T03:54:50ZengEmerald PublishingEmerald Open Research2631-39522019-06-01114202Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga0Michael Ocaido1Howard Onyuth2Lawrence Mugisha3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-3356Judith Irene Nagasha4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9788-6714School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, 256, UgandaDepartment of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, Kampala, P.O Box 7062, UgandaDepartment of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, Kampala, P.O Box 7062, UgandaDepartment of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, Kampala, P.O Box 7062, UgandaDepartment of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, Kampala, P.O Box 7062, UgandaBackground: Climate change has been increasingly recognized as a global crisis with effects on gender roles. Recently, communities surrounding Lake Mburo national park, Uganda have been experiencing frequent severe droughts. It was against this background that the study was designed to understand the effect of climate change on gender roles. Methods: This cross sectional study reviewed the effect of climate change on men and women’s gender roles using a pragmatic research paradigm based on a thematic review model using participatory methods and a structured questionnaire. Results: The study found that men and women’s gender roles were altered during extreme dryness. Men played their roles sequentially focusing on one single productive role, while women played their roles simultaneously, balancing the demands of each role with their limited available time. Effect of climate change affected productive roles more in Kiruhura district than Isingiro district. There was migration of both men and women in search of water and pasture for livestock in Kiruhura district which distorted gender roles of women. Consequently, women and girl children had a heavier load and were the most people affected by climate change effects in these districts. Conclusion: Gender roles of communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park were affected and altered by the effects of climate change. Therefore, institutions offering climate services to local communities should consider gender in decision making, access to resources, information and knowledge during participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation.https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/1-7/v2Climate change Climate variability gender roles communitieseng |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga Michael Ocaido Howard Onyuth Lawrence Mugisha Judith Irene Nagasha Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] Emerald Open Research Climate change Climate variability gender roles communities eng |
| title | Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding lake mburo national park uganda version 2 peer review 3 approved 1 approved with reservations |
| topic | Climate change Climate variability gender roles communities eng |
| url | https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/1-7/v2 |
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