Gender and climate change research methods

Gender, Climate Change, Agriculture, & Food Security

Gender grants

Gender grants support female scientists from developing countries to work on research that demonstrates and contribute to understanding the linkages between climate change and gender more specifically, while developing policy-relevant findings on climate change, agriculture, and food security more generally. Read more...

Participatory Action Research Methods to Inform Research on Gender and Climate Smart Agriculture

FAO and CCAFS have jointly developed the Training Guide for Gender and Climate Change Research in Agriculture and Food Security for Rural Development. The development of this guide has involved identifying tools based on participatory action research methods; building capacity in countries to undertake research, and gathering information on key gender dimensions of climate change. The Training Guide will also inform future CCAFS action research, and that of others, in three CCAFS research areas: (1) the use of climate analogues to assess the possibility of farmer to farmer exchanges; (2) equitable access and use of weather information to minimize risk; and (3) catalyzing climate smart agriculture.

The Guide provides users with resources and participatory action research tools for collecting, analyzing and sharing gender-sensitive information about agricultural communities, households and individuals who are facing climate change. The guide has been tested in three pilot sites in Bangladesh, Ghana and Uganda.

The Training Guide is intended for agricultural development professionals who are:

Using field-based research in their work to respond to the impacts of climate change,
Preparing for future climate risks and impacts of climate change; and/or
Modifying agricultural practices to reduce contributions to climate change.

The Training Guide will:

Sensitize users to the links between socio-economic and gender issues in the context of climate change in the agriculture and food security sectors;
Develop the capacity of users to utilize Participatory Action Research tools in gathering socio-economic and gender-sensitive information for climate change research and development;
Help users understand how to analyze field research outputs in a field research setting; and
Apply knowledge gained beyond research to promote gender-sensitive adaptation and mitigation activities in agriculture.