Nigeria is among the vulnerable countries to climate change impacts 1 while the agricultural sect... more Nigeria is among the vulnerable countries to climate change impacts 1 while the agricultural sector, due to its heavy reliance on weather signals and poor infrastructural state, is adversely impacted. Moreover, the women, who constitute 75% of agricultural workforce in Nigeria 2 are categorized among the most vulnerable groups to climate change impacts 3. Women's vulnerability is partly due to their low income, educational, knowledge and capacity level, poor access to resources and information as well as poor representation in the decision-making space 4,5. Evidently, the low representation of women in parliament accounts for absence of gender-sensitive legislations while on the other hand, their low economic and literacy level limits their adaptive capacity thereby deepening their vulnerability level and further placing them below the poverty line. Women are known to be naturally endowed with enterprising and management skills, perhaps as a result of their role in household responsibilities. This talent could be developed and applied in furthering climate change adaptation initiative in the country if the women are equipped in knowledge, capacity and skill. The Gender responsive Climate change Adaptation Initiative in Nigerian Agriculture (GCAINA) posits that building the adaptation capacity of rural women holds great potentials for attaining effective and successful climate change adaptation in the Nigerian agricultural sector. Insights from rural women leaders trained by GCAINA on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) ascertained that capacity building will increase rural women's involvement in adaptation initiatives in the country. It therefore recommends a regular and structured training that integrates rural women in planning and implementation.
Nigeria is among the vulnerable countries to climate change impacts 1 while the agricultural sect... more Nigeria is among the vulnerable countries to climate change impacts 1 while the agricultural sector, due to its heavy reliance on weather signals and poor infrastructural state, is adversely impacted. Moreover, the women, who constitute 75% of agricultural workforce in Nigeria 2 are categorized among the most vulnerable groups to climate change impacts 3. Women's vulnerability is partly due to their low income, educational, knowledge and capacity level, poor access to resources and information as well as poor representation in the decision-making space 4,5. Evidently, the low representation of women in parliament accounts for absence of gender-sensitive legislations while on the other hand, their low economic and literacy level limits their adaptive capacity thereby deepening their vulnerability level and further placing them below the poverty line. Women are known to be naturally endowed with enterprising and management skills, perhaps as a result of their role in household responsibilities. This talent could be developed and applied in furthering climate change adaptation initiative in the country if the women are equipped in knowledge, capacity and skill. The Gender responsive Climate change Adaptation Initiative in Nigerian Agriculture (GCAINA) posits that building the adaptation capacity of rural women holds great potentials for attaining effective and successful climate change adaptation in the Nigerian agricultural sector. Insights from rural women leaders trained by GCAINA on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) ascertained that capacity building will increase rural women's involvement in adaptation initiatives in the country. It therefore recommends a regular and structured training that integrates rural women in planning and implementation.
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