DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102241
论文题名: Gender, ethnicity and vulnerability to climate change: The case of matrilineal and patrilineal societies in Bamenda Highlands Region, Cameroon
作者: Azong M.N. ; Kelso C.J.
刊名: Global Environmental Change
ISSN: 9593780
出版年: 2021
卷: 67 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Climate change
; Ethnicity
; Gender
; Matrilineal
; Patrilineal
; Vulnerability
英文关键词: climate change
; ethnicity
; gender
; policy implementation
; vulnerability
; Bamenda Highlands
; Cameroon
英文摘要: Intersectionality is gaining credence in explaining the complexities in rural women's vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. This study is framed on the assumption that rural women are likely to be affected differently by climate change due to cultural differences. The life history approach was utilised to conduct empirical research in the Bamenda Highlands Region, Cameroon on ethnicity and differential effects of climate change among female farmers in the communities of Kom and Oku representing a matrilineal and patrilineal communities respectively. The research found that single and married women in both matrilineal and patrilineal societies experienced similar patterns of vulnerability relating to socio-economic and cultural discrimination stemming from patriarchal dominance. However, the study also highlighted that contrary to other communities women are not more economically empowered under matrilineal systems than their counterparts in patrilineal societies. In contrast, widows in patrilineal societies were found to have more autonomy in the control of land and other resources than those in matrilineal societies. The study contributes to growing interest in the cultural dimensions of vulnerability to climate change and recommends the inclusion of cultural perspectives in the design and implementation of adaption policies, programs and actions. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168263
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作者单位: Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg, P.O Box 524, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, King Edward Avenue, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg Private Bag X01, 3209, Scottville, South Africa
Recommended Citation:
Azong M.N.,Kelso C.J.. Gender, ethnicity and vulnerability to climate change: The case of matrilineal and patrilineal societies in Bamenda Highlands Region, Cameroon[J]. Global Environmental Change,2021-01-01,67