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1 Knudsen, L. G.; Samuelsen, H.; Phuc, P. D.; Hiep, N. T.; Anh, N.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Dalsgaard, A.; Konradsen, F. 2006. The fear of bad smell: health risk awareness related to using waste in agricultural production in Vietnam. In Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Jayakody, Priyantha (Eds.). Proceedings of Workshop on Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture in Vietnam: Water Management, Environment and Human Health Aspects, Hanoi, Vietnam, 4 May 2006. In English and Vietnamese. Hanoi, Vietnam: Agriculture Publishing House; Hanoi, Vietnam: Center for Participatory Irrigation Management (CPIM) of Vietnam Institute for Water Resources Research; Hanoi, Vietnam: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.186-195.
Wastewater ; Water reuse ; Agricultural production ; Fish farming ; Irrigation water ; Public health ; Risks ; Skin diseases ; Organic fertilizers ; Women / Vietnam / Phuc Son / Bang B / To Lich River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G784 RAS Record No: H038721)
2 Kundsen, L. G.; Phuc, P. D.; Hiep, N. T.; Samuelsen, H.; Jensen, P. K.; Dalsgaard, A.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Konradsen, F. 2008. The fear of awful smell: risk perceptions among farmers in Vietnam using wastewater and human excreta in agriculture. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 39(2):341-352.
Wastewater irrigation ; Health hazards ; Excreta ; Fertilizers ; Hygiene ; Women farmers ; Fisheries / Vietnam / Hanoi / Nghe An Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041254)
Vietnamese farmers’ health-risk awareness, knowledge, and practices related to their use of wastewater and human excreta was investigated in an anthropological study by a multidisciplinary team in peri-urban Hanoi and Nghe An Province. Farmers identified health risks associated with their use of excreta and wastewater, but they viewed these as unavoidable risks related to production. They perceived the health risks as different for the use of wastewater and human feces. They perceived health risks from wastewater as non-serious because it remained on the skin and only caused skin problems, but they considered health risks from non-composted smelly feces serious because it entered the body through ‘polluted’ air. Most farmers were more aware of threats to health from ‘dirt’ entering the domestic environment than of the health risks during their work. The concept of ‘dirt’ should be separated from understanding of germs, viruses, and parasites so that it is understood that things that carrying health risks cannot always be identified by their ‘dirtiness’ or smell. Farmers mainly considered hygiene and health as women’s issues. Men’s responsibility for the health and hygiene of the family should therefore be emphasized.
3 Niemann, J.; El-Mahdi, M.; Samuelsen, H.; Tersbol, B. P. 2024. Gender relations and decision-making on climate change adaptation in rural East African households: a qualitative systematic review. PLOS Climate, 3(1):e0000279. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000279]
Climate change adaptation ; Decision making ; Gender relations ; Households ; Livelihoods ; Women ; Gender-transformative approaches ; Participation ; Diversification ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Conflicts / East Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052454)
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Background: Climatic changes are threatening rural livelihoods in East Africa. Evidence suggests that climate change adaptation in this context might reproduce inequitable intra-household gender relations and that adaptation may be more effective when women are involved in meaningful ways. Hence, a nuanced understanding of the gendered nature of intra-household adaptation decision-making is essential for gender-responsive research, policy-making and practice. This qualitative systematic review aimed to investigate how gender relations influence decision-making concerning climate change adaptation in rural East African households and how decisions about climate change adaptation influence intra-household gender dynamics, in turn. Applying qualitative meta-synthesis principles, systematic searches were conducted in 8 databases and supplemented with comprehensive hand searches. 3,662 unique hits were screened using predetermined inclusion criteria, leading to a final sample of 21 papers. Relevant findings of these studies were synthesised using inductive thematic coding, memoing and thematic analysis. While men tended to be the primary decision-makers, women exercised some decision-making power in traditionally female domains and in female-headed households. Women’s and men’s roles in intra-household adaptation decision-making appeared to be influenced by a plethora of interconnected factors, including gender norms, gendered divisions of labour and access, ownership and control over resources. Intra-household adaptation seemed to impact the dynamics between male and female household members. The pathways of this influence were complex, and the ultimate outcomes for men and women remained unclear. We discuss our findings with reference to theoretical literature on gender-transformative approaches in development and adaptation and previous research concerning the gendered nature of climate change adaptation in East Africa. We then discuss implications for gender-responsive adaptation interventions.
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