Assessing Smallholder Farmers Gender Damages due to Climate Change Risk in Poledokhtar Township

Petti land lords farmers are vulnerable to climate change and risk because of limited resource availability. The question is whether rural women and men are equally affected by climate change. The present research is in terms of purpose, applied and the method of doing it is a combination (qualitative and quantitative methods). The instrument for collecting data was a questionnaire and interviews. The statistical population of the farmers in Poledokhtar (N= 39338). Using proportional sampling, 380 farmers (194 men and 186 women farmers' farmer) were selected. Selection of samples was done to complete the questionnaire and conduct the interview in a targeted way. Data analysis was done using one-sample t-test, unlimited exploratory coercive test (Johansen method), and analysis of variance and post-hoc tests. The results showed that drought was the most important concern among farmers due to climate flood events, last year's agricultural season and in recent years, and these three events significantly affected farmers' livelihood activities and assets. So that the effects of these events are different from those of male and female farmers, and women are more vulnerable than men. Farmer's women work fewer hours on the farm, because of the role of femininity such as pregnancy and motherhood, homework and child responsibilities, as well as the lack of physical ability to work on the farm and the use of adaptation methods and the fight against climate change. Therefore, they are more vulnerable than men. The choice of adaptation methods to climate change has also been different between male and female farmers. The results of this study can be used to better adapt farmers to counteract the negative effects of climate change and to reduce the livelihood vulnerability of both sexes (men and women).