This talk is by Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, University of Copenhagen.

This talk will take a point of departure in gender transformative climate change adaptation and attempt to hone in on what constitutes social sustainability in this context, with reference to the Danida-funded research project Himili Pamoja – Gendered Encounters in climate change adaptation in Tanzania.

About Himili Pamoja: Climate change has serious consequences for populations in Tanzania. Local populations experience this as rising temperatures, flooding of coastal agricultural areas, changing rainfall patterns and increase in crop failures, plants and animal pests. With 66% of the population employed in the agricultural sector, climate change will critically affect food security and the goal of sustainable development.

Climate change affects women and men differently, depending on their life circumstances. In addition, initiatives to adapt to climate changes have different consequences for women and men. This project therefore has a focus on gender in climate change adaptation.

The project seeks close collaboration with district authorities and selected rural communities in two districts in Mainland Tanzania and two districts in Zanzibar. The research project will strengthen Tanzanian research within the cross- disciplinary field of gender and climate change adaption.

The speaker invites you to check out the report Gender Transformative Adaptation - From Good Practice to Better Policy. Find the report here.

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