Explaining shifts in adaptive water management using a gendered multi-level perspective (MLP): a case study from the Nile Delta of Egypt

cg.contactB.Dessalegn@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAOen_US
cg.contributor.centerAgricultural Economics Research Institute - AERIen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems - WLEen_US
cg.contributor.funderDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - GIZen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems - WLEen_US
cg.contributor.projectInnovative Agriculture for Smallholder Resilience - iNASHRen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryEGen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idDessalegn, Bezaiet: 0000-0001-9406-1389en_US
cg.creator.idSalem, Shaban Ali: 0000-0003-3840-9103en_US
cg.creator.idSwelam, Atef: 0000-0002-5220-9901en_US
cg.creator.idYigezu, Yigezu: 0000-0002-9156-7082en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2022.2082765en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1473-5903en_US
cg.issue7en_US
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainabilityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocadaptationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocclimate changeen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenderen_US
cg.volume20en_US
dc.contributorAbdAllah, Emanen_US
dc.contributorSalem, Shaban Alien_US
dc.contributorSwelam, Atefen_US
dc.contributorYigezu, Yigezuen_US
dc.creatorDessalegn, Bezaieten_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-14T20:57:02Z
dc.date.available2023-03-14T20:57:02Z
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the logic behind farmers' choice of adaptive water management practice is important to appreciate the opportunities and challenges they face and to scale targeted solutions effectively. This paper aims to understand the main drivers of change that induce adaptation in water management. The Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) framework that juxtaposed the within and across micro-, meso-, and macro-level drivers was applied to a case study of the Nile Delta to identify key drivers of change and farmers' adaptive responses. The framework helped in contextualizing key gender, temporal, and spatial dimensions of the drivers, and to identify their individual and interactive effects on farmers' adaptation decisions. We find that farmers' gender-differential water management choices are influenced not only by the individual changes in the three spheres of influence but also their interactions. The study highlights the benefits of using MLP to identify challenges that should often be tackled simultaneously to improve agricultural water delivery and use. We demonstrated that adaptation choices in water management are more sustainable when farmers' decisions are supported by enabling environments, including local regulations, norms, national institutional frameworks, and policies. They are also informed by and responsive to global trends such as climate change and markets.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBezaiet Dessalegn, Eman AbdAllah, Shaban Ali Salem, Atef Swelam, Yigezu Yigezu. (28/6/2022). Explaining shifts in adaptive water management using a gendered multi-level perspective (MLP): a case study from the Nile Delta of Egypt. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 20 (7), pp. 1397-1414.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/68184
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en_US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability;20,(2022) Pagination 1397-1414en_US
dc.subjectirrigation water managementen_US
dc.subjectmulti-level perspectiveen_US
dc.titleExplaining shifts in adaptive water management using a gendered multi-level perspective (MLP): a case study from the Nile Delta of Egypten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2022-06-28en_US
dcterms.extent1397-1414en_US
mel.funder.grant#Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - GIZ :81250393en_US
mel.impact-factor3.506en_US

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