Uneven ecologies
Nature-based solutions and new gendered exclusions in the Pacific
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21690520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Kull (0000-0002-7516-7898, Plan International Australia), Will Smith (0000-0003-1913-6963, Plan International Australia, corresponding author), Kirstin Kreyscher (Deakin University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-9839 • E-ISSN: 1469-6711 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13549839.2025.2570865 |
| OpenAlex | W4415138403 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
Nature-based solutions have become the de rigueur format for climate change adaptation in the Pacific, particularly for initiatives targeting rural communities. International donors and key regional actors are increasingly centring gender within climate change adaptation policies and strategic frameworks in the Pacific. However, despite the near-universal policy attention to this nexus, gender remains only sporadically or weakly incorporated into frameworks and practices focused on adaptation. Governmental and nongovernmental policy frameworks throughout the region remain rooted in a deficiency mindset that emphasises the vulnerability of women and girls to climate impacts. We argue here that both a persistent deficiency framing and enduring knowledge gaps around women’s environmental knowledge have significant implications for the political economy that arises within NbS projects, which draw on research and national policy directives to guide project design. Women are at particular risk of exclusion from the tangible and intangible benefits of these projects, such as livelihood training and do not have their environmental knowledge recognised or supported. There is a need for more systematic research focused on women’s adaptive strategies at the household level, particularly in terms of environmental stewardship or management, that can guide the equitable implementation of climate programming
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