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