Challenging assumptions about gender and climate adaptation “It’s not always what, or who, you think

Introduced by Daniel Morchain from Oxfam GB, we will discuss:

· Gender as just one factor determining vulnerability

Margaret Angula, University of Namibia

· Women’s agency and livelihood diversification

Prathigna Poonacha, Indian Institute of Human Settlements

· Changes to households and the relationships within them

Nitya Rao, University of East Anglia

· People’s changing aspirations

Chandni Singh, Indian Institute of Human Settlements

· The gendered challenges of food security

Amadou Sidibe, ICRISAT