ABSTRACT
The gendered dimensions of climate change are highly visible in Canadian prairie agriculture. This chapter draws upon the findings of two qualitative studies with farmers in the Canadian prairies. The first study, conducted in 2011, involved in-depth semi-structured interviews with 30 Saskatchewan farm women. The second study was part of a broader project entitled "Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Extremes in the Americas" (VACEA), which was conducted between 2011 and 2016. The VACEA project involved a team of natural and social scientists examining climate vulnerability and adaptation in five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile and Colombia. The chapter also draws upon one component of the VACEA study, in which community vulnerability assessments (CVAs) were carried out in four rural communities in the Canadian prairie region. The CVAs involved semi-structured interviews with approximately 100 male and female rural residents living in the southern prairies of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
