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

dc.contributor.authorAmpaire, Edidah L.
dc.contributor.authorJassogne, Laurence T.P.
dc.contributor.authorProvidence, H.
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, M.
dc.contributor.authorTwyman, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorWinowiecki, Leigh A.
dc.contributor.authorAsten, Piet J.A. van
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:08:44Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationAmpaire, E.L., Jassogne, L., Providence, H., Acosta, M., Twyman, J., Winowiecki, L. & van Asten, P. (2017). Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: a case study on policy action gaps in Uganda. Environmental Science & Policy, 75, 81-90.
dc.identifier.issn1462-9011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1898
dc.descriptionArticle purchased
dc.description.abstractDespite 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.
dc.format.extent81-90
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.subjectClimate Change Adaptation
dc.subjectPolicy Formulation
dc.subjectPolicy Implementation
dc.subjectImplementation Constraints
dc.subjectSmallholder Vulnerabilities
dc.subjectLocal Institutions
dc.subjectClimate Change Adaptation
dc.titleInstitutional challenges to climate change adaptation: a case study on policy action gaps in Uganda
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centre
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierJennifer Twyman: 0000-0002-8581-5668
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centre
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectPolicies And Institutions
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalEnvironmental Science and Policy
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid84000
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.05.013


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