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    Geography and the Environment Through Kitchenspace: Cultural Ecology in the House-lot Garden in Central Mexico
    Christie, Maria Elisa (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-03-16)
    The WGD program at CIRED has conducted a monthly discussion series for over a decade. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to attend the discussions and bring their ideas and questions. The series offers an opportunity for scholars and development practitioners to share their research and knowledge surrounding gender and international development with the Virginia Tech community and beyond.
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    Governance, Livelihoods and Gender Issues in Run-of-the-River Hydropower Project Areas in Uttarakhand, India
    Buechler, Stephanie (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2016-10-13)
    As part of the Women and Gender in International Development discussion series, Dr. Stephanie Buechler, Assistant Research Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, will present on run-of-the river hydropower projects in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India. Currently 450 hydroelectric power schemes are proposed or are under development in this region. Run-of-the-river hydropower projects are being developed in order to avoid some of the costs to local communities and to the environment created by large dams. Stakeholders in this rapid hydropower expansion in Uttarakhand include urban and rural actors, often with diverging interests. The resulting governance challenges are centered on tradeoffs between local electricity and revenue from sale of hydropower on the one hand, and impacts to small-scale irrigation systems, riparian-corridor ecosystem services, and other natural resource-based livelihoods on the other. This study focused on the Bhilangana River basin, where gender differentiated livelihoods dependent on water include farming, fishing, livestock rearing and fodder collection. The purpose was to identify strategies that safeguard or enhance livelihoods of women, youth, and men in areas with hydropower projects, while also maintaining critical ecosystem services for headwater regions across the Himalayas and globally. The presentation is hosted by Women and Gender in International Development of the Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)and is co-sponsored by the Geography Department, Women's and Gender Studies,and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
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    Women, Gender Norms, and Natural Disasters: Examples from South Asia
    Juran, Luke (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2015-10-15)
    Women and men are impacted differently by disasters, leading to claims that there exists a "gendered terrain of disasters." South Asia is a region where this confluence of gender and disaster is particularly relevant. Thus, data from South Asia will be presented to demonstrate that women are more vulnerable than men before, during, and after disasters. Ultimately, the biological variable of being female (sex) fails to fully account for gaps in morbidity and mortality; rather socially constructed variables (gender) are responsible for such disparities in South Asia and across space. The presenter is Dr. Luke Juran, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and the Virginia Tech Water Resources Research Center. This event is part of the Women and Gender in International Development (WGD) discussion series. This program gives students and professionals an opportunity to share their research and discuss issues of Women and Gender in International Development. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community are encouraged to attend the discussions and bring their ideas and questions.