TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate-resilient aquatic food systems require transformative change to address gender and intersectional inequalities
AU - Ride, Anouk
AU - Adam, Rahma
AU - Amani, Anamika
AU - Kuijpers, Rob
AU - Danielsen, Katrine
AU - Smits, Esther
AU - Kruijssen, Froukje
AU - Moran, Nicole
AU - Tigchelaar, Michelle
AU - Wabnitz, Colette
AU - Tilley, Alexander
AU - Luzzi, Matteo
AU - Peerzadi, Rumana
AU - Rossignoli, Christiano
AU - Allison, Edward
AU - Cole, Steven
AU - Zatti, Irene
AU - Ouko, Kevin
AU - Rozel Farnworth, Cathy
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PY - 2024/7/16
Y1 - 2024/7/16
N2 - The adverse impacts of climate change on aquatic food systems (AFS) and the people who depend on AFS for livelihood security are inequitably distributed between and within coun- tries. People facing the highest risks and experiencing the severest impacts of climate change are those who already experience multidimensional inequalities in their lives, partic- ularly because of their gender, class, age, indigeneity, ethnicity, caste, religion, and the physical and political conditions that can create additional vulnerabilities. In this paper, we conducted a scoping review of the literature that explores the links between climate change, gender, and other social identities, and AFS. The review was complemented by an analysis of representative data on women and men aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019. We also analysed data from the 2019 Illuminating Hidden Harvest project. The study relied on the gendered agrifood system and aquatic food climate risk frameworks to guide on literature search, review, and data analyses. Our findings show that intersecting identities disadvantage certain AFS actors, particularly young women from minority ethnic groups, and create challenge for them to manage and adapt to climate shocks and stresses. Exam- ples of gender-responsive and transformative interventions are highlighted from our review to showcase how such intersectional disadvantages can be addressed to increase women’s empowerment and social and gender equality
AB - The adverse impacts of climate change on aquatic food systems (AFS) and the people who depend on AFS for livelihood security are inequitably distributed between and within coun- tries. People facing the highest risks and experiencing the severest impacts of climate change are those who already experience multidimensional inequalities in their lives, partic- ularly because of their gender, class, age, indigeneity, ethnicity, caste, religion, and the physical and political conditions that can create additional vulnerabilities. In this paper, we conducted a scoping review of the literature that explores the links between climate change, gender, and other social identities, and AFS. The review was complemented by an analysis of representative data on women and men aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019. We also analysed data from the 2019 Illuminating Hidden Harvest project. The study relied on the gendered agrifood system and aquatic food climate risk frameworks to guide on literature search, review, and data analyses. Our findings show that intersecting identities disadvantage certain AFS actors, particularly young women from minority ethnic groups, and create challenge for them to manage and adapt to climate shocks and stresses. Exam- ples of gender-responsive and transformative interventions are highlighted from our review to showcase how such intersectional disadvantages can be addressed to increase women’s empowerment and social and gender equality
M3 - Article
VL - 3
JO - PLOS CLIMATE
JF - PLOS CLIMATE
IS - 7
ER -