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Framework for Incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS)

dc.contributor.authorMapedza, E.
dc.contributor.authorHuyer, S.
dc.contributor.authorChanana, N.
dc.contributor.authorRose, A.
dc.contributor.authorJacobs-Mata, I.
dc.contributor.authorMudege, N.N.
dc.contributor.authorTui, S.H.K.
dc.contributor.authorGbegbelegbe, S.
dc.contributor.authorNsengiyumva, G.
dc.contributor.authorMutenje, M.
dc.contributor.authorNohayi, N.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-25T08:47:57Z
dc.date.available2023-04-25T08:47:57Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.identifier.citationMapedza, E., Huyer, S., Chanana, N., Rose, A., Jacobs-Mata, I., Mudege, N.N., ... & Nohayi, N. (2023). Framework for Incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS). Sustainability, 15(1): 190, 1-20.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8151
dc.description.abstractWe advance a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) framework for incorporating climate information services (CIS), which is now becoming central due to the ongoing climate change and climate variability. We understand gender as a social construct of who women and men are supposed to be. Gender inequalities seem to be enduring such that, despite innovations in agricultural and climate information technologies, unequal gender power dynamics will still emerge. As far back as the 1960s, the gendered inequalities in accessing technologies could be identified. Such a historical analysis clearly shows that the different technological solutions are clearly embedded within the society in which they evolve in. The paper uses a literature review methodological approach whilst informing the implementation of an ongoing Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Project. The findings reveal that unless women are intentionally included in designing and developing agricultural technologies, specifically climate information systems, there is a danger that women will be excluded from the benefits. Conway’s law clearly stipulates that technological innovations are not neutral as they are a projection of the values of their creators. It is, therefore, central to grasp the values of creators of different technological solutions and innovations. The key findings are built around the espoused conceptual framework, which has five indicators, namely: (1) gender targeting by intentional design, (2) collection of sex-disaggregated data, (3) conduct an analysis of the sex-disaggregated data, (4) dissemination of the technological options and (5) conduct continuous monitoring of gender and ongoing empowerment evaluation. The five indicator domains are further complemented by their respective assumptions. Our GESI recommendations are on the five selected indicator domains. These domains must be used within the three focal development areas: agricultural data hub, climate information services training, and flood and drought indicators, which are all being implemented in Zambia. Other AICCRA Project countries are Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Senegal. This paper engages why CIS has not gained significant traction in Africa, as it has not genuinely incorporated the differential gender technological nuances.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank
dc.format.extent1-20
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectGender Equality
dc.subjectSocial Inclusion
dc.subjectFrameworks
dc.subjectClimate Services
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectClimate Variability
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectEmpowerment
dc.titleFramework for Incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS)
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationAccelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa
cg.contributor.affiliationColombia University
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMAPEDZA:2022
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 22 Dec 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15010190
cg.iitaauthor.identifierEveristo Mapedza: 0000-0001-8334-3495
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMunyaradzi Mutenje: 0000-0002-7829-9300
cg.iitaauthor.identifierNetsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967
cg.iitaauthor.identifierSika Dofonsou Gbegbelegbe: 0000-0001-6373-6195
cg.iitaauthor.identifierNgowenani Nohayi: 0000-0002-8676-4559
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue1: 190
cg.identifier.volume15


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