Women’s Empowerment at the Frontline of Adaptation
Contents
Foreword Acronyms
iv vi
Contributors and Reviewers
vii vii
Acknowledgements Executive Summary
viii
Chapter 1: Mountain Women: Knowledge gaps and challenges for adaptation
1 3 4 4 7
Introduction Objectives
Analytical Scope
Methodology and Data Collection
Chapter 2: Women in Nepal: The gender context
9
Introduction to Nepal
11 12 13 14 15 17 19 19 19 20 21 21 23 25 25 26 26 27 29 31 34 38 40 43 45 46 47 48
Women, Development, and Poverty
Participation of Women in Labour and Community Forestry
Women: The Driving Force in Agriculture
Gender Based Violence
Chapter 3: Climate Change in Nepal
Vulnerability Temperature Precipitation
Impacts of Climate Change Quantity and Quality of Water Agriculture and Food Security
Chapter 4: Assessment of Nepal’s Climate Change Policy and Responses from a Gender Perspective
Nepal Climate Change Policy 2011 National Adaptation Plan of Action Local Adaptation Plan of Action REDD Readiness Preparedness Proposal
Inclusion of Women in National and Local Administrative Structures
Chapter 5: Impacts of Climate Change on Nepali Women: Key findings
Challenges to Water Availability
Challenges to Agriculture and Food Security Challenges to Forests and Biodiversity Challenges in Women’s Empowerment
Chapter 6: Existing Practices in Adaptation to Climate Change
Water
Agriculture and Food Security Forest and Forest Products
Natural Disasters
Chapter 7: Gender-Inclusive Adaptation: The way forward
49
References
54 59
Annexes
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