Role of Women in Natural Resource Governance in Dormaa Central Municipality | Chapter 01 | New Ideas Concerning Arts and Social Studies Vol. 6

 

Preservation and safeguarding of natural resources cannot be downplayed in this epoch of climate change and food insecurity across the globe. It requires concerted efforts from all classes of people and genders to liberate the globe from the impending dangers associated with the mismanagement of the available natural resources. Given this, the study was designed to assess the roles of women in Natural Resource Management (NRM) in Dormaa Central Municipality. The study used a mixed-method research design where both qualitative and quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire and interview guide. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling methods were used to select respondents for the study. After data collection and analysis, it was discovered that women in the municipality were underrepresented in the various committees and meetings towards NRM. Notably, 84.4% of the women interviewed reported that they have never sat in any meeting discussing how to manage forest, water, and land resources in their communities. Additionally, women were playing some roles in protecting the natural resources, and these were: managing the public standpipes (vendors), joining fire volunteer groups, and afforestation programmes. Also, the perceived masculine-gender superiority was a challenge. The findings showed that 87.6% of landowners in the Municipality are men, benefiting from systems that make land acquisition easier for them. Based on these findings, the study recommended that the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Forestry Commission, and Dormaa Central Municipal Assembly should embark on intense sensitisation and education across the entire municipality on the roles of women in natural resource management. Secondly, the Gender Desk Officer should periodically organise forums and workshops with women's groups in the municipality and enlighten them about their roles in society, and not belittle the feminine gender. The study highlights systemic underrepresentation of women in NRM and calls for gender-sensitive reforms in policy and practice to ensure sustainable governance of natural resources.

 

Author(s) Details :-

 

Fiasorgbor Doris A
Faculty of Development Studies, Presbyterian University, Akuapem Campus, Ghana.

 

Atogiwe Felicia
Faculty of Development Studies, Presbyterian University, Akuapem Campus, Ghana.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nicass/v6/6478

Sustainable Livelihood Generation and Community Development: Understanding “Explicit” CSR in Odisha | Chapter 9 | New Advances in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 10

 

Corporate social responsibility becomes significant in India as a powerful framework promoting community development. It justifies business-community interlace by developing a structured approach for sustainable development. Seeing the inadequacy of Government-led community development initiatives in India, these Multinational companies have gained social power and recognition to have been transformed from economic to social dimensions. These CSR activities are rendered in two phases of implicit and explicit CSR, where the former understands the CSR activities on the internal members of the company, like suppliers, investors, etc, and the latter is the CSR activities on the larger community located in the periphery of the company, focusing on community sustainable development. Business success is measured not just by financial returns but also by long-term resilience and social equity. The study examines the role of CSR in Odisha in fostering sustainable and inclusive development by generating livelihoods among underprivileged women. The companies mostly focus on healthcare, infrastructure, education, environmental sustainability, income generation, and women's empowerment. The overall CSR initiatives of the company towards community development include health care practices, education initiatives, sanitation and hygiene, and livelihood generation through SHG. The study utilises descriptive and exploratory research designs with a sample size of one hundred women collected from ten different SHGs chosen through simple random sampling from the field area of Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), Cuttack, Odisha. The data analysis depicts both secondary analysis of the company's annual sustainability report and the primary sources of data collection. The findings emphasize that a practical assessment of CSR through a gender lens has become essential for comprehending the discourses surrounding community development parameters. It emphasises the respondent’s mobility, personal development, and decision-making capabilities, which have evolved through economic independence and have brought a resultant social empowerment.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Manosmita Mahapatra
Department of Sociology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, 753003, India.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nabme/v10/6362