Implementing urban participatory climate change adaptation appraisals: a methodological guideline

Moser, Caroline; Stein, Alfredo

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“…The design of the focus groups was adapted from a participatory methodology developed by McIlwaine (1999, 2004). The focus groups consisted of a number of ranking, listing and mapping exercises which have been shown to be useful in collecting data on urban livelihoods (see Moser and Stein, 2011). Building on previous experiences with this methodology, the compositions of the focus groups were designed to promote different dynamics ( e.g.…”

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Gender and informal livelihoods

Ogando¹,

Roever²,

Rogan

2017

IJSSP

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Purpose -This paper explores the perceptions and experiences of women and men who work as informal waste collectors in four different cities. The purpose of this paper is to map out how and to what extent occupational, political-legal, economic and social dynamics are experienced differently by gender in a highly vulnerable segment of the urban informal economy, and explore gender differences in these workers' coping strategies and the levels of action they develop to protect their livelihoods. Design/methodology/approach -The analysis is based on a mixed methods study which combined a quantitative survey of informal workers with a qualitative participatory methodology. Study participants were drawn from a purposive sample of informal workers who belong to, or are affiliated with, membershipbased workers' organisations. The sample consists of waste pickers (n ¼ 614) from Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Bogotá, Colombia; Durban, South Africa; and Nakuru, Kenya. Findings -The data show that despite significant differences between women and men upon entry into (informal) employment, their perceptions of key drivers and impacts are largely similar, with the exception of concerns around various types of physical security among women. They also indicate that levels of action among men and women waste pickers are only moderately influenced by gender, but are strongly influenced by the degree of organisation in the sector and the symbolic assets held by workers. The findings also illustrate the way in which gendered power dynamics operate within the informal recycling sector and how different levels of sector organisation and development often contribute to opportunities for collective action and, in turn, a reduction in gendered vulnerabilities. Originality/value -The study offers a new policy angle which connects the level of sector organisation and development with the levels of action taken by informal workers in adapting to different types of shocks The The authors thank Jason Heyes, Joanna Shapland and two anonymous reviewers for their feedback on this paper; Anisa Desai for her valuable research assistance; the research team...

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Section: Study Design and Data Sourcesmentioning

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Gender and informal livelihoods

Ogando¹,

Roever²,

Rogan

2017

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“…More specifically, impacts of flood events and factors that intensify the impacts on livelihoods assets of the urban poor are examined. This methodology further aids the understanding of community perceptions and responses to urban hazards as it will assist in the development of specific strategies for urban resilience in the study area as had been demonstrated in the work of Moser and Stein (2011).…”

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Climate change and livelihood vulnerabilities of low-income coastal communities in Lagos, Nigeria

Olajide

Lawanson

2014

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

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This article examines environmental and livelihood vulnerabilities of low-income coastal settlements in Lagos, Nigeria. The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach is used as the analytical framework of how household's assets are affected by flood incidence. Using mixed methods combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, factors that intensify the impacts of flood events on livelihoods assets of the urban poor are examined. Results indicate that the effects of floods on urban poor livelihoods are multifaceted. Vulnerability of Lagos to flood hazards is a function of various biophysical, topographical, climatic and socio-economic factors. It was also noted that uncoordinated urban expansion into flood prone areas, and increase in the intensity and volume of rain are also contributory factors to incidence of flood hazards in Lagos. The article concludes by recommending strategies for coping with the challenges faced by these communities and these include infrastructure upgrading, effective development control and civic reorientation.

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“…Recently, Caroline Moser worked with other researchers and authors to address particular problems associated with climate change using an asset-based approach (see Moser & Satterthwaite 2010;Moser & Stein 2011;Stein & Moser 2014). These researchers focus on three components -asset vulnerability, asset adaptation strategies and asset planning for climate change adaptation -and they discuss context-specific hazards and possible adaptation strategies identified by communities living in informal settlements in different locations.…”

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Adapting the assets of urban low-income households with climate extremes: experience from Dhaka

Jabeen

2014

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

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Analyses of climate risks for urban low-income households are grounded in the concept of vulnerability. To address the dynamic nature of vulnerability, asset-based approaches to poverty reduction and social development advocate for identifying both risks and resilience. Applying the asset-based approach to a climate-change context brings into the discussion vulnerabilities associated with physical hazards and their impact on different types of capital assets. This paper analyses evidence from an informal settlement in Dhaka to identify the capital assets impacted by physical hazards and to develop a matrix identifying assets that can build the capacity of urban low-income households to adapt to climate extremes.

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Implementing urban participatory climate change adaptation appraisals: a methodological guideline

Cited by 67 publications

References 15 publications

Gender and informal livelihoods

Gender and informal livelihoods

Climate change and livelihood vulnerabilities of low-income coastal communities in Lagos, Nigeria

Adapting the assets of urban low-income households with climate extremes: experience from Dhaka

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