Toward a Feminist Political Ecology of Household Food and Water Security During Drought in Northern Nicaragua
Publisher: Ecology and Society
Author(s): Christopher M. Bacon, Lisa C. Kelley, and Iris T. Stewart
Date: 2022
Topics: Basic Services, Gender, Renewable Resources
Countries: Nicaragua
Few studies assess the relationship between food and water access, despite global concerns about people’s inability to maintain access to both food and water. We conducted a mixed-methods comparative case study in northern Nicaragua, with smallholders from two neighboring communities that differed in water availability and institutional strength, using a feminist political ecology framework and food and water security definitions that focus on access, availability, use, and stability.