This paper aims to explore intrahousehold decision-making, livelihoods, and household choices in the Brazilian semiarid region. Household surveys were applied in a rural settlement in the Brazilian semiarid region from 2022 to 2023.
Paper long abstract:
The nexus between water, land and food is an intersectoral gender challenge. Water and land are indispensable resources required to ensuring food security. This nexus also plays an essential role in the outcomes for a sustainable rural livelihood attesting a gender approach. This paper aims to explore intrahousehold decision-making, livelihoods, and household choices in the Brazilian semiarid region. Household surveys were applied in a rural settlement in northeastern Brazil from 2022 to 2023. Results pointed that women and men have distinct roles and interests in the use and management of natural resources, and women’s participation in natural resource management is fundamental for women’s empowerment and for a sustainable rural development.