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ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS BRIEF No.1
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HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
LIVESTOCK
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ASSETS AT RISK
LANDSLIDES
HARDENING OF SOILS
NATURAL SPRINGS
DRYING OUT
INSECTS & PESTS
Longer and more erratic
monsoons
Increase in precipitation
Increase in frequency and
duration of dry spells
Rising incidence
of floods
of 8,083 households have observed changes in
the environment within the past 10 years
85%
CLIMATE CHANGE IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE
SEVERE EFFECTS
Insect attack
17%
Droughts
34%
Landslides
25%
Floods
30%
5%
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PEOPLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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Invest in financial literacy, leadership, skills
and disaster preparedness training for women
Sensitize gatekeepers and policymakers in
formal bodies to secure women’s
participation in decision-making bodies
Develop extension and financial services that
take into account women’s needs, time
constraints, and limited social mobility
Promote women-friendly, time-saving and
inexpensive agricultural and household technologies
to ensure efficiency and reduce workloads
Increase recruitment of women staff particularly in
extension services and other frontline departments
Secure women’s access to insurance and banking
services irrespective of land ownership and assets
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WOMEN'S CAPACITIES TO MANAGE RISK AND RESOURCES
CAN BE STRENGTHENED THROUGH VARIOUS SOLUTIONS
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HICAP PVA data
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