{"product_id":"culture-and-capacity-drought-and-gender-differentiated-vulnerability-of-rural-poor-in-nicaragua-1970-2010","title":"Culture and capacity : drought and gender differentiated vulnerability of rural poor in Nicaragua, 1970-2010","description":"This dissertation interprets gender-differentiated vulnerability\u003cbr\u003eto drought within a rural community located in the dry zone,\u003cbr\u003ela zona seca, of Nicaragua, a region that has been identified by\u003cbr\u003ethe government and NGO sector as suffering from prolonged\u003cbr\u003eand, since the 1970s, more frequent droughts. A combination of\u003cbr\u003egender, capitals, and vulnerability demonstrates the value in using\u003cbr\u003ea multidimensional perspective to look at the socioeconomic and\u003cbr\u003ecultural contexts that form the capacity individuals have had to\u003cbr\u003ereduce their long-term vulnerability to drought in Nicaragua. Due\u003cbr\u003eto the place-based characteristics of gender as well as vulnerability\u003cbr\u003ethe analysis is mainly based on people’s stories about the history\u003cbr\u003eof their lives. Based on these stories a local level picture is created\u003cbr\u003eof the households’ situation over time, how their work strategies\u003cbr\u003eand management of resources have varied, and how they perceived\u003cbr\u003echanges in capacity and vulnerability in relation to continuity\u003cbr\u003eand change in the climate. The issue of adaptive capacity, which\u003cbr\u003ecurrently is less covered in research on gender and vulnerability\u003cbr\u003eand recognized in the literature as in need of more attention, and\u003cbr\u003ehow it distinguishes itself from coping capacity in relation to\u003cbr\u003evulnerability, is placed at the center of analysis. In an additional\u003cbr\u003eanalysis of how Nicaragua’s hazard management policies look upon\u003cbr\u003ethe role and importance of interaction among societal levels and\u003cbr\u003eactors in reducing hazard vulnerability I show how the discourse\u003cbr\u003ehas moved from emergency response to risk management with an\u003cbr\u003eincreased emphasis on capacity building. However, the recognition\u003cbr\u003eto differentiated vulnerability is lacking which risks hampering a\u003cbr\u003esuccessful vulnerability reduction.\u003cbr\u003eLisa Segnestam is a Research Fellow at the Stockholm\u003cbr\u003eEnvironment Institute. She has pursued her postgraduate studies\u003cbr\u003eat the Department of Economic History at Stockholm University,\u003cbr\u003eSweden. Culture and Capital is her doctoral dissertation.","brand":"Stockholm University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31914503667801,"sku":"9789187235702","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9789187235702_1-culture-and-capacity-drought-and-gender-differentiated-vulnerability-of-rural-poor-in-nicaragua-1970-2010.jpg?v=1749554321","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/culture-and-capacity-drought-and-gender-differentiated-vulnerability-of-rural-poor-in-nicaragua-1970-2010","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}