Differentiated livelihoods, local institutions, and the adaptation imperative: Assessing climate change adaptation policy in Tanzania

Smucker, Thomas A.; Wisner, Ben; Mascarenhas, Adolfo; Munishi, Pantaleo K. T.; Wangui, Elizabeth Edna; Sinha, Gaurav; Weiner, Daniel; Bwenge, Charles; Lovell, Eric

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.11.018

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“…Given this background, it was not surprising that irrigation was scored quite low by both men (average score of 1.3) and women (average score of 1.6) in terms of its effectiveness in reducing climate risk in their respective household (Table S1). This is particularly telling since irrigation as an adaptation to climate change has been given a high priority by Tanzania’s national government as is evident in national documents such as the National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) and Kilimo Kwanza (Agriculture First) (Smucker et al 2015). More recently, Tanzania passed the 2013 National Irrigation Act in order to support smallholder farmers such as those in Kirya (URT 2013).…”

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Gendered knowledge and adaptive practices: Differentiation and change in Mwanga District, Tanzania

Smucker

Wangui

2016

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We examine the wider social knowledge domain that complements technical and environmental knowledge in enabling adaptive practices through two case studies in Tanzania. We are concerned with knowledge production that is shaped by gendered exclusion from the main thrusts of planned adaptation, in the practice of irrigation in a dryland village and the adoption of fast-maturing seed varieties in a highland village. The findings draw on data from a household survey, community workshops, and key informant interviews. The largest challenge to effective adaptation is a lack of access to the social networks and institutions that allocate resources needed for adaptation. Results demonstrate the social differentiation of local knowledge, and how it is entwined with adaptive practices that emerge in relation to gendered mechanisms of access. We conclude that community-based adaptation can learn from engaging the broader social knowledge base in evaluating priorities for coping with greater climate variability.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13280-016-0828-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Gendered knowledge and adaptive practices: Differentiation and change in Mwanga District, Tanzania

Smucker

Wangui

2016

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“…Unstable conditions at the household level, such as land tenure issues, exacerbate and are exacerbated by weak governance. These local level challenges are often not addressed in larger scale policy as is pointed out by Smucker et al (2015) in regards to climate change adaptation policies in Tanzania. An effective definition of environmental vulnerability and wellbeing coupled with a household level vulnerability methodology can aid in the understanding of humaneenvironment interactions.…”

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Household vulnerability mapping in Africa's Rift Valley

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“…Even farmers do not necessarily consider climate change to be the greatest threat they face (Mertz et al 2009;Wangui et al 2012). Disregarding these local perceptions and concerns, governments in Africa often echo former colonial/ metropolitan styles of top-down, technocratic planning (Scott 1998;Easterly 2014) and their current discourse of 'risk' and 'the climate imperative' (Pachauri 2009;Jasanoff 2012;Handmer and Dovers 2013;Smucker et al 2015).…”

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Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa

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Future City DescriptionAs of 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now live in cities. And with concerns about issues such as climate change, energy supply and environmental health receiving increasing political attention, interest in the sustainable development of our future cities has grown dramatically.Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture, evidence-based design and sustainable planning, only a fraction of the current literature successfully integrates the necessary theory and practice from across the full range of relevant disciplines.Springer's Future City series combines expertise from designers, and from natural and social scientists, to discuss the wide range of issues facing the architects, planners, developers and inhabitants of the world's future cities. Its aim is to encourage the integration of ecological theory into the aesthetic, social and practical realities of contemporary urban development. More information about this series at

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Differentiated livelihoods, local institutions, and the adaptation imperative: Assessing climate change adaptation policy in Tanzania

Cited by 77 publications

References 52 publications

Gendered knowledge and adaptive practices: Differentiation and change in Mwanga District, Tanzania

Gendered knowledge and adaptive practices: Differentiation and change in Mwanga District, Tanzania

Household vulnerability mapping in Africa's Rift Valley

Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa

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