?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11753%2F&rft.title=Towards+gender-informed%0D%0Aadaptation+planning+in%0D%0Athe+Sudanian+zone+of+Mali&rft.creator=Magassa%2C+M&rft.creator=Partey%2C+S+T&rft.creator=Houessionon%2C+P&rft.creator=Dembele%2C+S&rft.creator=Ou%C3%A9draogo%2C+M&rft.creator=Zougmor%C3%A9%2C+R+B&rft.subject=Climate+Risk&rft.subject=Climate+Change&rft.subject=Food+Security&rft.subject=Africa&rft.subject=Gender+Research&rft.description=Understanding+the+linkages+between+gender+and+vulnerability+is+crucial+for+proposing%0D%0Asustainable+gender-responsive+climate-smart+solutions.+This+study+compared+the+vulnerabilities+of+male+(MHHH)+and+female+household+heads+(FHHH)+in+the+Sudanian+zone%0D%0Aof+Mali+using+Cinzana+in+the+Segou+region+as+a+case+study.+We+used+semi-structured+questionnaire+interviews+and+focus+group+discussions+for+data+collection.+The+questionnaires+were+randomly+administered+to+233+household+heads+(23%25+women).+The+Livelihood+Vulnerability+Index+(LVI)+method+was+used+to+assess+vulnerability+to+climate+change.+The+results+showed+that+livelihoods+in+the+Sudanian+zone+of+Mali+are+vulnerable+to+climate+change.%0D%0AFemale+household+heads+(FHHH)+were+found+to+be+more+vulnerable.+FHHH+recorded+higher%0D%0Avalues+for+six+out+of+the+eight+LVI+major+components+used+in+the+vulnerability+assessment%3A%0D%0Asocio-demographic+index%2C+livelihood+strategies+index%2C+social+network+index%2C+food+index%2C+natural+disasters+and+climate+variability+index+and+agricultural+production+system+index.+The+study+proposes+a+number+of+interventions+for+improving+the+adaptive+capacity+of+FHHH+to+climate+change+and+variability%3A+improving+access+to+financial+resources%2C+improving+access+to%0D%0Aradio+for+receiving+weather+information%2C+encouraging+FHHHs+involvement+in+farmer-based%0D%0Agroups+for+peer-learning%3B+and+promoting+the+development+of+policy+initiatives+that+ensure+the%0D%0Amainstreaming+of+gender+into+agricultural+development+programs.&rft.publisher=CGSpace&rft.date=2020&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11753%2F1%2FWorkingPaper_Gender_Mali_2020.pdf&rft.identifier=++Magassa%2C+M+and+Partey%2C+S+T+and+Houessionon%2C+P+and+Dembele%2C+S+and+Ou%C3%A9draogo%2C+M+and+Zougmor%C3%A9%2C+R+B++(2020)+Towards+gender-informed+adaptation+planning+in+the+Sudanian+zone+of+Mali.++Working+Paper.+CGSpace%2C+The+Netherlands.+++++