Vulnerability and risk assessment in Botswana's Bobirwa sub-district fostering people-centred adaptation to climate change

Abstract

This report outlines the findings of a Vulnerability Risk Assessment (VRA) exercise carried out in Eastern Botswana in the village of Bobonong in Bobirwa sub–district in the context of the project Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR). The workshop provided participants with key aspects in understanding and determining adaptive capacity of communities. Limited awareness of climate change is a serious issue for those who depend on land and other natural resources for their livelihood. The stakeholders, or workshop “knowledge group” indicated that crop farmers and livestock keepers are most affected.

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Synthesis and analysis report

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SOUTH OF SAHARA, SEMI-ARID REGIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, WORKSHOP, VULNERABLE GROUPS, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, RURAL ECONOMY, DROUGHT, LIVESTOCK, ACCESS TO WATER, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, CLIMATE INFORMATION, AWARENESS, BOTSWANA

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