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Project title

Linkages of community based mechanisms for resilient nutrition sensitive climate smart approaches for adolescent girls and young women

Primary Funding Agency

Irish Research Council

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

Lead Organisation

University College Dublin

Lead Applicant

Not listed

Project Abstract

Climate change's impact on nutrition and health is immense and can be manifested in low birth weight, increased risk of food and water-borne diseases, sub-optimal feeding and caregiving practices and reduced access to a diversified diet . Climate change also negatively impacts the rights of women and girls. Women and Girls from lower-income contexts are particularly vulnerable to climate change, bearing the largest burden of effects worldwide due to a lack of decision-making and social and cultural norms . However, appropriate climate-action programmes and policies have the potential to positively influence both nutrition and women�s empowerment. This research will explore how various community platforms as first-line engagement groups (e.g. Nutrition Care Groups, advocacy, livelihoods and climate change groups, and youth networks) work together to deliver climate-smart nutrition services, particularly for AGYW. Two country case studies representing various contexts (i.e. one Small Island Nation in South Pacific and one Arid and Semi-Arid land in Eastern Africa) within a large Nutrition and Climate Change intervention will be conducted. Mixed methods, including observations, interviews and focus groups, surveys and World Vision�s regularly collected Monitoring and Evaluation Data will be used to explore how these community platforms work together to best support AGYW. This project will contribute to the body of knowledge on gender approaches to climate change, nutrition-sensitive agriculture and livelihoods.

Grant Approved

�92,000.00

Research Hub

Climate Change

Research Theme

3. Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities

Start Date

01/09/2023

Initial Projected Completion Date

31/08/2026