Climate Change Adaptation at District level. A case study of Sioma district in Zambia.
(2021) SIMV24 20211Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
- Abstract
- Climate change adaptation is taking a more visible role in the planning agendas of countries, cities, and communities. With increasing attention being paid on the different approaches and practicalities of selecting and implementing adaptation strategies and interventions to cushion the risks and impacts of climate change. Globally, there have been calls to strengthen adaptation especially among vulnerable groups and communities. At national level, countries have adopted national adaptation plan of actions. However, there are still evidence gaps on how these plans are being implemented at local or community levels, or how communities are planning and implementation local adaptation strategies and interventions.
In a Zambian context... (More) - Climate change adaptation is taking a more visible role in the planning agendas of countries, cities, and communities. With increasing attention being paid on the different approaches and practicalities of selecting and implementing adaptation strategies and interventions to cushion the risks and impacts of climate change. Globally, there have been calls to strengthen adaptation especially among vulnerable groups and communities. At national level, countries have adopted national adaptation plan of actions. However, there are still evidence gaps on how these plans are being implemented at local or community levels, or how communities are planning and implementation local adaptation strategies and interventions.
In a Zambian context there has been limited research to provide evidence and insights on the processes and outcomes of planned adaptation. This thesis investigates how adaptation strategies are planned and implemented at district level, using Sioma district as a case study. The thesis aims to provide evidence-based insights on the challenges and opportunities of enhancing planned adaptation at district level.
The thesis adopts a single case study as a research design coupled with interviews and documents reviews as method of generating data. The interviews were conducted online (via Zoom) with key government officers in charge of district planning and implementation of various activities including adaptation. Theoretically the study is anchored on sustainability science which provides a framework for understanding and addressing climate change as a sustainability challenge.
The findings from the thesis indicate various challenges of adaptation planning and implementing among them; inadequate financing, lack of logistical support, inadequate monitoring and evaluation, low adoption of interventions by the community, limited control over adaptation projects by implementing officers, and lack of clear guidelines on the planning processes and roles of various stakeholders. The thesis suggests the adoption of community-based adaptation and transformative adaptation to promote effective long term adaptation strategies that will be sustainable under a changing climate. (Less)
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- author
- Seyuba, Katongo LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMV24 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Climate change, Planned adaptation, Transformative adaptation
- language
- English
- id
- 9100721
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abstract = {{Climate change adaptation is taking a more visible role in the planning agendas of countries, cities, and communities. With increasing attention being paid on the different approaches and practicalities of selecting and implementing adaptation strategies and interventions to cushion the risks and impacts of climate change. Globally, there have been calls to strengthen adaptation especially among vulnerable groups and communities. At national level, countries have adopted national adaptation plan of actions. However, there are still evidence gaps on how these plans are being implemented at local or community levels, or how communities are planning and implementation local adaptation strategies and interventions.
In a Zambian context there has been limited research to provide evidence and insights on the processes and outcomes of planned adaptation. This thesis investigates how adaptation strategies are planned and implemented at district level, using Sioma district as a case study. The thesis aims to provide evidence-based insights on the challenges and opportunities of enhancing planned adaptation at district level.
The thesis adopts a single case study as a research design coupled with interviews and documents reviews as method of generating data. The interviews were conducted online (via Zoom) with key government officers in charge of district planning and implementation of various activities including adaptation. Theoretically the study is anchored on sustainability science which provides a framework for understanding and addressing climate change as a sustainability challenge.
The findings from the thesis indicate various challenges of adaptation planning and implementing among them; inadequate financing, lack of logistical support, inadequate monitoring and evaluation, low adoption of interventions by the community, limited control over adaptation projects by implementing officers, and lack of clear guidelines on the planning processes and roles of various stakeholders. The thesis suggests the adoption of community-based adaptation and transformative adaptation to promote effective long term adaptation strategies that will be sustainable under a changing climate.}},
author = {{Seyuba, Katongo}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Climate Change Adaptation at District level. A case study of Sioma district in Zambia.}},
year = {{2021}},
}