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Climate Variability and Causes among Rural Farmers in Southwest Nigeria: A Gender Situation Analyses
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In most parts of developing world, women and girls bear the burden of climate variability, thus the need for gender disaggregated study on climate change perspectives for policy and decision making. This study examined gender perspectives on climate change awareness, causes and perspectives on climate change variables in Ekiti and Ogun States. With individual interview and Focus Group Discussions, data were collected from 358 male and 222 female farmers using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Descriptive statistics, Chi square, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation, and the t-test were used to analyze the data. Findings indicate that 29.6% of male and 41.9% of female were between the age of 41 and 50years. In addition, 13.5% male and 24.2% female farmers had no formal education. Majority of male (94.7%) and female (94.6%) farmers were aware of climate change. Furthermore, the respondents were aware of climate change as a result of personal experiences (male 62.1 and female 63.9%), traditional knowledge (male-55.2% and female-56.8%), and observations of climate indicators (male-96.1% and female-92.8% ). Bush burning (male-80.0% and female-66.1%) and deforestation (male-70.1% and female-75.1%) were the most common causes of climate change as perceived by the respondents. Farmers' perspectives on climate variability and education (male χ2-316.66 and female χ2-523.39), as well as membership of associations ( male χ2 -51.77 and female χ2 -64.46), had significant relationships (p<0.01). In order to curb and minimize activities that aggravate climate change, the study proposes gender-sensitive enlightenment regarding climate variability and causes.
