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A dynamic assessment of adaptive capacity to climate change: A case study of water
management in Makondo, Uganda
by
Mavuto D. TemboPresented at
Suas/TIDI Research for Change Trinity College Dublin9th November 2010
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My background
• I am a Malawian • My qualifications: Bachelor of science degree in
Agriculture and MSc. GI Science (NRM)• I am employed by Mzuzu University in Malawi • I applied for a PhD position in July 2009• I was enrolled for PhD in January 2010
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My research focus
• Size is 2.2 square kilometres• Population is over 8000• Main livelihood means is subsistence agriculture
Makondo Parish
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My research focus
• Adaptive capacity to climate change for rural communities in developing countries who are more vulnerable to climate change impact
• In recent years Makondo Parish has experienced several droughts
• Climate change models predict future water scarcity in quality and quantity, thus impacting on people’s livelihoods
• A critical question is how individuals will adapt their livelihoods to water scarcity?
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My research focus
• Currently there is no proper approach to facilitate the fusion of knowledge related to climate change adaptation between communities and policy makers.
• The way Participatory rural appraisal methods are commonly used is static, while GIS application is at its embryonic stage in adaptation research
• There is a need for a dynamic assessment that views water as the nexus of livelihoods activities; and uses participatory geographical information system (PGIS) as new way to assess AC
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My research questions
• My research questions are:i. Do communities living in drought- and flood-prone
areas have water-related knowledge that can help them adapt to climate change?
ii. How can PGIS help to make local knowledge relevant and usable to other actors for water management and decision-making amidst climate change?
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My research strategy
• My research strategy will occur in four stages:
i. Stage One: February 2011 – the exploratory stage
• Settling down and selecting my two study villages
ii. Stage two: March to June 2011 – fieldwork
• Intensive qualitative research using PGIS to
understand AC in the two villages
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My research strategy
• My research strategy will occur in four stages:
iii. Stage three: July to August 2011 – fusion stage
• Explore possible integration between local and
external knowledge using GIS by:
iv. Stage four: September 2011 – wrapping-up stage
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Expected outputs
• At the end of my study I expect to achieve the following:
i. Reveal how adaptation is perceived, experienced and managed by individuals, households, and communities at rural scale in Africa
ii. Using participatory GIS, my work will help to create a discussion space that includes: information space; argumentation space ; and analysis space for communities , local government, and NGOs which will act as a fusion space for AC
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My contribution to the community
• I will run workshops in each of my study villages on what climate change is, how it might affect them, and why it is important that their AC is understood
• I will enable communities to understand local water management within the broader context of adaptation
• I will facilitate communities’ AC enhancement by integrating ‘local knowledge’ for water management with other water sector actors’ knowledge
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Some impression of Makondo
• People switch from one source of drink water to another within a year because of:i. Drying of water sourcesii. Breakdown of the improved-water source pumpiii. Change in distance to water source within the yeariv. Internal conflict
• The external actors in water supply are Mary Medical Missionaries and the Local Government
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Water sources in Makondo
• One protected spring in Makondo Village
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Water sources in Makondo
• Shallow wells
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Water sources in Makondo
• Rainwater harvesting from roof tops intoi. Cement tanksii. Clay potsiii. 20 litres containersiv. Underground pits
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Water sources in Makondo
• Water ponds
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Challenges facing water
• Degradation• Erratic rains • Droughts• Lowering of water
table • Governance • Technology
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Thank you all