Education and adaptive capacity: the influence of formal education on climate change adaptation of pastoral women

• DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2021.1930508
• Publication Date: 2021-05-30T20:35:15Z
• Authors: Sarah E. Walker; Brett L. Bruyere; Jill Zarestky; Apin Yasin; Elizabeth Lenaiyasa; Anna Lolemu; Tomas Pickering
• Keywords: Adaptive capacity; Formal education; Formal Learning; Social Learning; Formal system

Adaptive capacity is critical for understanding the climate resilience of social-ecological systems. A gendered lens particular importance as women are simultaneously one most vulnerable social groups to change and carry a significant adaptation burden. Individuals' adaptive partially determined by learning cognition, specifically one's ability process, assess react changing climate. Formal education experience thought increase cognitive aspects capacity. This study uses novel method, Participatory Adaptation Scenario Mapping Activity (PASMA) explore influence formal may have on decision-making processes pastoral they adapt drought in Samburu, Kenya. Our results indicate participants with be more risk-averse following drought, but initially signs similarly peers without experience. We argue that increased risk perception might explained education's component also contend fail agency result systemic issues, therefore limiting potential improve