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Beyond climate change dichotomy: gender forest and trees
in climate change adaptation in Mali and Burkina Faso
Houria Djoudi, Nadia Djenontin, Christoffe Koffi Koame , Denis GautierMathurin Zida, Djibril Dayamba, Maria Brockhaus
and Bruno Locatelli.
Dichotomy
Vulnerable versus agent
of changes
 Women versus men
Adaptation versus
Mitigation
Diversification strategies by women in
the pastoral community
Migration
Education
(children
schooling)
Trade
Handicraft
Mobile and
sedentary
livestock
Handicraft
Livestock
Forest
Trade
Women
Men
Forest
 Women are
adapting to
different
impacts than
men
 Double
burden CC
and men
strategies
 Women’s
long term
strategies
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Forest Land Restoration crucial for
Food security during food shortages
Food NTFPs (Fruits, Nuts, or Leaves)
Women
Food NTFPs (Fruits, Nuts, or Leaves)
Forest areas : More cereal
purchase by wood sellers
A household selling wood is about 4 times more likely to
buy cereals
Intersectionality
• Women have
different
access to
ressources
according to
their ethnical
affiliation and
class.
• Adaptation
strategies are
hindered or
enhanced by
social
affiliation
Gender co-benefits or trade-offs
Index Value
140
Plantations
100
Parklands Restored areas.
60
20
5.0
2.5
0.0
Landuse Class
COMFOREST - Carbon Index
FOREST - Carbon Index
FRUITPLANT - Carbon Index
RESTORATION - Carbon Index
COMFOREST - Gender Index
FOREST - Gender Index
FRUITPLANT - Gender Index
RESTORATION - Gender Index
FALL - Carbon Index
FORESTPLANT - Carbon Index
PARKLAND - Carbon Index
TEMOIN - Carbon Index
FALL - Gender Index
FORESTPLANT - Gender Index
PARKLAND - Gender Index
TEMOIN - Gender Index
Lessons learned
Photo: Bruno Locatelli
• Intersectionality to
overcome
simplifications
• Gender specific
vulnerability
analysis
• Linking adaptation
and mitigation
actions to
overcome gender
negative outcomes