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“Here in Uganda, you can’t undermine the role of gender” A qualitative study about Civil Society Organizations in Uganda and their work with gender, climate change adaptation and agriculture

Sundbüe, Julia LU (2022) SIMZ31 20221
Graduate School
Abstract
The influence of gender is increasingly emphasized as an important component to consider in relation to climate change and adaptation. Despite this, it is still relatively unclear how civil society actors address and incorporate gender dimensions into climate change and adaptation practices. Based on qualitative interviews with practitioners working at different civil society organizations in Uganda, this thesis explores how they approach, incorporate and translate a gender perspective into their work with climate change adaptation within an agricultural setting as well as potential challenges that they face while working with these issues in practice. Based on the theoretical frameworks of Feminist Political Ecology and Organizational... (More)
The influence of gender is increasingly emphasized as an important component to consider in relation to climate change and adaptation. Despite this, it is still relatively unclear how civil society actors address and incorporate gender dimensions into climate change and adaptation practices. Based on qualitative interviews with practitioners working at different civil society organizations in Uganda, this thesis explores how they approach, incorporate and translate a gender perspective into their work with climate change adaptation within an agricultural setting as well as potential challenges that they face while working with these issues in practice. Based on the theoretical frameworks of Feminist Political Ecology and Organizational Environments, the results indicate that addressing gender issues is something that the organizations are actively trying to do within this context, especially by addressing differences in terms of responsibilities within the households. Furthermore, the results also indicate that external conditions, such as context and partnerships, can play a role in how they work with gender and that addressing gender in practice tends to result in a strong emphasis on women. Finally, as these organizations are embedded in a larger environment, they are bound by organizational resources and people’s willingness to change which can be a challenge while working with these issues in practice. (Less)
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Sundbüe, Julia LU
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SIMZ31 20221
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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Gender, Climate Change Adaptation, Agriculture, Civil Society Organizations, Uganda, Qualitative Study
language
English
id
9100186
date added to LUP
2022-09-20 08:49:54
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2022-09-20 08:49:54
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  abstract     = {{The influence of gender is increasingly emphasized as an important component to consider in relation to climate change and adaptation. Despite this, it is still relatively unclear how civil society actors address and incorporate gender dimensions into climate change and adaptation practices. Based on qualitative interviews with practitioners working at different civil society organizations in Uganda, this thesis explores how they approach, incorporate and translate a gender perspective into their work with climate change adaptation within an agricultural setting as well as potential challenges that they face while working with these issues in practice. Based on the theoretical frameworks of Feminist Political Ecology and Organizational Environments, the results indicate that addressing gender issues is something that the organizations are actively trying to do within this context, especially by addressing differences in terms of responsibilities within the households. Furthermore, the results also indicate that external conditions, such as context and partnerships, can play a role in how they work with gender and that addressing gender in practice tends to result in a strong emphasis on women. Finally, as these organizations are embedded in a larger environment, they are bound by organizational resources and people’s willingness to change which can be a challenge while working with these issues in practice.}},
  author       = {{Sundbüe, Julia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“Here in Uganda, you can’t undermine the role of gender” A qualitative study about Civil Society Organizations in Uganda and their work with gender, climate change adaptation and agriculture}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}