Gender Differences in Perceptions of Environmental Changes in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Autor(en)

Anastasia Voronkova, Adam E. Miller, Radisti A. Praptiwi, Putri D.L. Pratiwi, Jito Sugardjito, Mathew P. White, Karyn Morrissey

Abstrakt

Gendered norms, knowledge, and between-gender relationships can impact climate change adaptation/mitigation at the individual and community level. Indonesia, particularly West Kalimantan, is significantly affected by climate change and is committed to combating it with attention to equality and equity. Focusing on a case-study site in West Kalimantan, we explored gendered perceptions of environmental changes and whether and how those are shaped by social roles and contextual factors. Through four focus groups and a survey, we found a variety of gender differences in perceptions of local issues but also generational changes in men in the expression of those differences. However, governance issues were found to unite both genders in the perception of impact on them as an agrarian community. We highlight the evolving nature of gender differences and unifying similarities in interactions with environmental changes, and stress the need to intentionally include men and women’s experiences in local planning and policy.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Klinische und Gesundheitspsychologie, Forschungsverbund Kognitionswissenschaft

Externe Organisation(en)

Plymouth University , Yayasan Planet Indonesia, National Research and Innovation Agency, Universitas Nasional Pionir Perubahan, University of Galway

Journal

Society and Natural Resources

ISSN

0894-1920

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2025.2534958

Publikationsdatum

2025

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501001 Allgemeine Psychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Development, Environmental Science (miscellaneous), Sociology and Political Science

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e64118fd-b2db-4c18-8c7d-71c2413745e8