Intra-household risk perceptions and climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa

Sammanfattning

We examine the effects of spouses' climate risk perceptions (CRPs), defined by their beliefs about unfavourable climatic events and associated damages, on climate change adaptation (CCA) and the observed gender gap in adaptation. Our analysis uses the intra-household data collected by independent interviews with 1,274 female and male spouses in Kenya, Uganda and Senegal. By addressing the CRP endogeneity issue using the exogenous weather shocks during data collection months as instruments, we find that a higher CRP of both female and male spouses increases their probability of adopting CCA strategies. We also find that a higher CRP of female spouses reduces the adaptation gap by increasing their relative adoption of soil and water conservation practices. Our results highlight the importance of understanding gender-differentiated behavioural and economic factors to design effective climate policy interventions.

Nyckelord

risk perceptions; climate change adaptation; gender gap; climate-smart agriculture

Publicerad i

European Review of Agricultural Economics
2023, Volym: 50, nummer: 3, sidor: 1039–1063 Utgivare: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

SLU författare

• Ginbo Gatiso, Tsegaye

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • The World Bank

• Hansson, Helena

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG5 Jämställdhet
SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna


UKÄ forskningsämne

Nationalekonomi
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbad011

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/122270