GENDER AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA

• B. O. Akinwalere

  Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

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• F. I. Wole-Alo

  Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

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• I. E. Adesida

  Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

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• A. E. Fasogbon

  Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

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• O. O. Omotoyinbo

  Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

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In Nigeria, climate change is adversely impacting the lives and livelihoods of women and men, their families and communities. Persistent droughts and flooding, off season rains and dry spell have greatly affected growing season whereas the country is largely dependent on rain fed agriculture. These impacts affect men, women, boys and girls differently because of the inequalities between them caused by gender-based roles in the society and the resulting levels of vulnerability; women in particular may thus face larger negative impacts. The adaptation approach supported by the World Bank is climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach to managing landscapes, cropland, livestock, forests and fisheries that address the interlinked challenges of food security and climate changes. This study seeks to increase the awareness of climate change impact on gender and adaptive capacity.

1. B. O. Akinwalere, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

   Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

2. F. I. Wole-Alo, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

   Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

3. I. E. Adesida, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

   Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

4. A. E. Fasogbon, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

   Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

5. O. O. Omotoyinbo, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

   Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

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