A5056671335- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Water resources management and optimization
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Sex work and related issues
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Human Rights and Development
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Cambodian History and Society
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Thompson Rivers University
2021
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
2017-2019
Wageningen University & Research
2014
Not all women or men are equally vulnerable. Manifestations of vulnerability to climate change vary in different groups people, based on their position a social and gender structure particular location at time. We need understand the pre-existing conditions, what we term “contextual conditions” that underlie experiences lead its complexity reproduction. This paper is literature review takes standpoint not only powerful pervasive contextual condition, but it intersects with other conditions...
Vulnerability is a set of conditions people that derived from the historical and prevailing socio-economic, cultural, environmental political contexts along with understanding future scenarios, especially for climate change. This study aimed at better nature types socio-economic drivers social vulnerabilities in context increasing climatic stresses four river basins Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. A multidimensional, contextual integrated approach has been applied using participatory...
Abstract Household water management is often women's responsibility, as related to the gendered nature of household roles. Ethnographic data suggest that insecurity could increase exposure emotional and physical forms intimate partner violence (IPV), punishments for failures complete socially expected tasks rely on (like cooking cleaning) generally elevated state members dealing with resource scarcity. Here, we test associations between sub-optimal access IPV, using nationally-representative...
Vulnerability to climate change is a multi-layered and multi-faceted phenomena, determined by both biophysical socio-economic factors, leading differential vulnerabilities for women men from different categories, groups locations. Thus, there are varying gendered differences in any context, not all or equally vulnerable, nor they vulnerable similar way – vary nature type. Vulnerabilities often studied isolation compartmentalization of the various interlinked contextual conditions (e.g....
This article argues that there are contradictions between gender goals and policies the aspirations of irrigation professionals, which embedded in incentive structure bureaucracy. In addition, dominant professional culture engineers is strongly masculine, linking performance to masculinity. The prevailing incentives bureaucracy stand way achieving any real progress terms goals. based on evidence collected through an in-depth study Nepal 2001 2007.
In this article, using the Department of Irrigation in Nepal as a case study, we argue that professional performance irrigation engineering and water resources development is gendered normalised 'masculine'. Nepal, masculinity located intersections gender, class, caste, ethnicity, sexuality, nationality disciplinary education, hinders especially female engineers to perform 'normal' engineer. Our analysis based on interviews with male department, documentation research, ethnographic...
Adaptation programs and policies that acknowledge contextual understanding of gender-based vulnerabilities are effective to build the resilience most vulnerable. However, challenge is derive lessons from micro analysis differential caused by unequal power relations among different gender groups belonging various social strata take it a broader policy level. Based on vulnerable populations living in stretches Gandaki river basin Hindu Kush Himalaya region, this paper presents issues gendered...
On the basis of a detailed case study this paper questions equity centralised piped drinking water supply systems installed by government Nepal in rural areas. The shows how processes socio-technical interaction and change alter physical infrastructure public system, simultaneously altering patterns access to taps water. analysis suggests that happens through process “informal privatisation”, with community becoming appropriated individuals over time, cutting off some families from their tap...
People experiencing poverty are highly exposed to climatic events due multiple intersecting factors. This commentary centres on poverty, generally, and homelessness, specifically in considering the impacts of climate change health equity Canada. We propose prioritizing reduction prevention over emergency response through measures such as universal basic income enhanced housing standards. Such work can be grounded inclusive assessments risks leveraged interventions, Indigenous leadership,...
“What can we learn from rural youth?” was a youth-led arts-based participatory action research project carried out to understand and facilitate positive youth development in two communities the province of British Columbia, Canada. Data collected using photovoice, visual art, journal reflections, group discussions. During study, expressed strong connection with nature for their or wellbeing. Issues such as environmental degradation climate change were identified causes concern. They...