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Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda

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Title Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda
 
Creator Ampaire, Edidah L.
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
Providence, Happy
Acosta, Mariola
Twyman, Jennifer
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
Asten, Piet J.A. van
 
Subject smallholders
climate change adaptation
government agencies
policies
livelihoods
adaptación al cambio climático
entidades públicas
políticas
medios de vida
 
Description Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance levels and spatial scales to identify constraints to effective formulation and implementation of climate change related policies and strategies in Uganda. Data was collected through sex-segregated participatory vulnerability assessments with farming communities in Rakai district, policy document reviews, and interviews with policy actors at national and district levels. Findings reveal that the key challenges to effective policy implementation are diverse and cut across the policy development and implementation cycle. Policies are mainly developed by central government agencies; other actors are insufficiently involved while local communities are excluded. There is also a communication disconnect between national, district, and community levels. Coupled with limited technical capacity and finances, political interference, and absence of functional implementation structures across these levels, climate change adaptation becomes constrained. We propose strategies that enhance linkages between levels and actors, which will improve policy formulation, implementation and ultimately adaptation by smallholders.
 
Date 2017-06-08
2017-06-28T14:15:22Z
2017-06-28T14:15:22Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ampaire, Edidah L.; Jassogne, Laurence; Providence, Happy; Acosta, Mariola; Twyman, Jennifer; Winowiecki, Leigh; Van Asten, Piet. 2017. Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda . Environmental Science and Policy 75: 81-90.
1462-9011
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82611
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.05.013
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 75: 81-90
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Source Environmental Science and Policy