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DISENTANGLING VULNERABILITIESDISENTANGLING VULNERABILITIES
A participatory assessment of priorities for A participatory assessment of priorities for climate change adaptation among smallholders climate change adaptation among smallholders
in Kenyain Kenya
C. Roncoli C. Roncoli (UGA),(UGA), B. Okoba B. Okoba (KARI),(KARI),V. Gathaara V. Gathaara (KARI),(KARI), J. Ngugi J. Ngugi (KARI)(KARI)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-11 March 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-11 March 2011
Theoretical premise:Theoretical premise:
At the community level, climate change At the community level, climate change impacts are not experienced in isolation from impacts are not experienced in isolation from other uncertainties and imbalancesother uncertainties and imbalances
this calls for this calls for pluralistic, iterative, and pluralistic, iterative, and participatory participatory approaches that can elicit the approaches that can elicit the place-based, lived experience place-based, lived experience of vulnerable of vulnerable peoplepeople
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
RESEARCH DESIGNRESEARCH DESIGN
Objective :Objective : to elicit local perceptions of to elicit local perceptions of climate change, its societal impacts, climate change, its societal impacts, priorities for adaptations, and priorities for adaptations, and resources needed to implement those resources needed to implement those adaptationsadaptations
Approach: Approach: facilitated group discussions facilitated group discussions with male and female farmers in 5 with male and female farmers in 5 districts, conducted by an inter-districts, conducted by an inter-disciplinary team in Oct-Nov 2009 disciplinary team in Oct-Nov 2009
PARTICIPATORY PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT
Humid/semi-Humid/semi-humidhumid
Arid/semi Arid/semi aridarid
STUDY SITESSTUDY SITES
METHODSMETHODSFreelistingFreelisting causes of CC causes of CC indicators of indicators of CCCC& coding:& coding: impacts impacts adaptations, adaptations, neededneeded
resources & other concerns –resources & other concerns –fearsfears
METHODSMETHODS
Scoring &Scoring & ranking:ranking: priorities for adaptationptation
other concernsother concerns
INDICATORS OF CCINDICATORS OF CC
more erratic change in seasons reduced rainfall intensity
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
Snow
Hail
Frost
Fog
Wind
Temps
Rain
Freq (n=46)
IMPACTS OF CCIMPACTS OF CC
IMPACTS OF CCIMPACTS OF CC
ADAPTATIONS TO CCADAPTATIONS TO CC
ADAPTATIONS TO CCADAPTATIONS TO CC
RESOURCES NEEDEDRESOURCES NEEDED
RESOURCES NEEDEDRESOURCES NEEDED
1 2 3RankingRanking
MenMen WoWomm
HumHum AridArid
Irrigation /water Irrigation /water infrastructureinfrastructure
Capacity buildingCapacity building
CreditCredit
Seed, seedlingsSeed, seedlings
Market supportMarket support
Better governanceBetter governance
1 1 1 1
2
2 2
3 3
3
32
3
3
3
PRIORITIES FOR PRIORITIES FOR ADAPTATIONADAPTATION
RankingRanking
1
1 2 3RankingRanking
MenMen WoWomm
HumHum AridArid
Poverty/lack of resourcesPoverty/lack of resources
Lack of waterLack of water
Poor governancePoor governance
Poor healthPoor health
Poor marketsPoor markets
Lack of securityLack of security
1
1
1 1
2
2
23 3
3
2
3
3 3
3
1
RankingRankingOTHER CONCERNSOTHER CONCERNS
CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS
Farm-centered, community-led responses Farm-centered, community-led responses must be complemented by policy supports must be complemented by policy supports that address that address systemic vulnerabilities:systemic vulnerabilities:
• Addressing interaction of climate, environment, Addressing interaction of climate, environment, market, health, & security risksmarket, health, & security risks
• Considering regional & gender specificities in Considering regional & gender specificities in vulnerability and adaptation prioritiesvulnerability and adaptation priorities
• Building social human and social capital at local Building social human and social capital at local level, promoting good governance and citizenshiplevel, promoting good governance and citizenship
Thank you! croncoli@uga.edu , okoba2000@yahoo.com