VAI TRÒ CỦA GIỚI Ở NÔNG HỘ, TRỞ NGẠI, RỦI RO VÀ CƠ CHẾ ỨNG PHÓ BIẾN ĐỔI KHÍ HẬU

Climate change is often seen as a technical problem, requiring technical solutions, but many social aspects related to this issue have not been given attention. Climate change is not gender-neutral and affects women and men differently. The findings from this exploratory assessment through focus group discussions (GFDs) with separate groups of men and women in different rice ecologies (deep-flooded, semi-flooded and salinity areas) reveal that while the livelihoods of rice farming households are affected by unusual floods and salinity the effects and coping mechanisms are different for men and women based on gender division of labor and access to and control of resources. Women are more engaged in anticipatory strategies such as storing extra seeds for planting, keeping unperishable food and food products, spend less, resorting to small trading business and getting support from the community, friends and relatives. Unlike men, they do not have access to information on climate smart technologies, seeds of stress tolerant varieties, formal credit and other sources of income. Thus, gender consideration should be taken into account in disseminating climate smart technologies to rice farming communities to help both men and women reduce risks, ensure food security and sustain livelihoods.