Climate variability and gender: Emerging experiences from Western Zambia

The paper uses the Sesheke district in Western Zambia as a case study to analyze how climate variability affects the livelihoods of men and women dependent on natural resources. It evaluates the extent to which gender considerations were integrated into the formulation of agriculture and environmental policies and assesses the practical implementation of these policies, focusing on whether government funding for local adaptation activities is gender-responsive in its allocation and disbursement.

• The study investigates the relationship between climate variability and gender by focusing on how the livelihoods of men and women who depend on natural resources have been impacted in the Sesheke district of Western Zambia.
• The research reviews the inclusion of gender considerations and the participation of natural resource dependent communities in the creation of key environmental and agriculture policies designed to address climate variability.
• The paper assesses the local-level implementation of policies, specifically examining if government funding for adaptation activities is disbursed and allocated in a gender-responsive manner.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Climate variability and gender: Emerging experiences from Western Zambia. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-variability-and-gender-emerging-experiences-from-western-zambia

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Climate variability and gender: Emerging experiences from Western Zambia. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-variability-and-gender-emerging-experiences-from-western-zambia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014climate, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Climate variability and gender: Emerging experiences from Western Zambia}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jan, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-variability-and-gender-emerging-experiences-from-western-zambia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }