Gender Equality | EfD

The gendered effects of climate change: Evidence from droughts in rural India

Submitted by Ishita Datta on Thu, 2023-12-14 11:37

EfD Authors:

In contrast to previous research, which suggests that women's employment rises during negative household income shocks in low-income economies, the findings in this study, reveal that, despite an increased likelihood of seeking work due to aggregate income shocks, women's employment may not rise if their labor mobility is constrained. Moreover, the impact of climatic shocks may be enduring. The cross-sectional analysis indicates that gender disparities in non-farm employment and migration are more pronounced in villages exposed to higher risks from rainfall variability.

Peer Reviewed

Climate Change, Gender

Remittances and labour allocation decisions at communities of origin: the case of rural Mexico

Submitted by Mark Senanu Ku… on Wed, 2023-12-13 14:02

EfD Authors:

Lopez Feldman, Alejandro

From a theoretical perspective, the effect that remittances have on the labour decisions of those that receive them is ambiguous; the empirical evidence reported in the literature is mixed and shows, unsurprisingly, that the net effect of remittances on labour supply is context-dependent. We contribute to this literature by using a detailed data set for rural Mexico that allows us to understand how remittances reshape rural livelihoods by modifying labour allocation decisions. Following previous evidence, we analyse female and male responses separately.

Peer Reviewed

Gender

Sustainable Nordic cities with focus on climate smart mobility

Submitted by Mark Senanu Ku… on Tue, 2023-12-12 10:26

EfD Authors:

Mellin, Anna

The project - Sustainable Nordic Cities with Focus on Climate-Smart Mobility - aims to contribute to sustainable urban development by supporting the transition to fossil-free transport and accessibility in Nordic cities and urban regions. The potential to organise the Nordic society to be more transport-efficient is significant, and the remaining transports must become increasingly fossil-free.

Peer Reviewed

Climate Change, Urban

Social and ecological factors affecting the performance of community-based water organizations in Central America

Community-based Water Organizations (CWOs) are the most important providers of water and sanitation in rural and peri-urban areas of Latin America. However, many suffer from financial and

Mon, 2023-12-11 12:49 | Gender, Water | Central America and Mexico

Estimation of Participation and welfare impacts of REDD+ community-based pilot projects in Nigeria

Notwithstanding that REDD+ projects, besides reducing carbon emission, must impact on local livelihoods to be adjudged to be successful, evidence regarding welfare impact have been mixed. This study

Mon, 2023-12-11 12:43 | Climate Change, Forestry | Nigeria

A Randomized Control Trial (RCT) on the Adoption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cooking Technology among Fast Food (Chapati) Vendors in Uganda

Biomass is predominantly the energy used for cooking by households and food vendors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Relying on biomass energy leads to deforestation and is associated with negative health and

Mon, 2023-12-11 12:31 | Climate Change, Energy | Uganda

The impact of protected areas on the occurrence of water-related disasters in Guatemala

Globally, disasters caused by extreme climatic events such as floods, landslides and storms have produced considerable losses in terms of human lives and livelihoods. Developing countries have been

Mon, 2023-12-11 12:11 | Conservation, Water | Central America and Mexico

Gender Differences in Access to Agricultural Productive Resources, Food Security and Adaptation to COVID-19 Shock: Experiences from East Africa

Agriculture remains the backbone of households and economies of most sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, different shocks including climate related and now the COVID-19 pandemic can have advance and

Mon, 2023-12-11 12:04 | Covid-19, Gender | Uganda, Tanzania

The Costs of Blue Sky: The Distributional Effects of Environmental Regulation on Labor Demand in China

To cope with the stricter environmental regulation, manufacturing firms need to carry out pollution reduction activities and change their optimal production decisions, which may affect their labor

Mon, 2023-12-11 11:42 | Air Quality, Gender | China

Gender and social capital perspectives towards sustainable groundwater management for coffee farming in Vietnam

Over-extraction, and depletion of groundwater are among the most serious issues for small-holder coffee farming. Sustainable use of groundwater, a common-pool resource, requires cooperative behavior

Mon, 2023-12-11 11:25 | Agriculture, Water | Vietnam

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