Climate change as a wicked problem : an evaluation of the institutional context for rural water management in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorFitzGibbon, John
dc.contributor.authorMensah, Kenneth O.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T19:06:54Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T19:06:54Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding complexity suggests that some problems are more complex than others and defy conventional solutions. These wicked problems will not be solved by the same tools and processes that are complicit in creating them. Neither will they be resolved by approaches short on explicating the complex interconnections of the multiple causes, consequences, and cross-scale actors of the problem. Climate change is one such wicked problem confronting water management in Ghana with a dilemma. The physical consequences of climate change on Ghana’s water resources are progressively worsening. At the same time, existing institutional arrangements demonstrate weak capacities to tackle climate change–related complexities in water management. Therefore, it warrants a dynamic approach imbued with complex and adaptive systems thinking, which also capitalizes on instrumental gains from prior existing institutions. Adaptive Co-Management offers such an opportunity for Ghana to adapt its water management system to climate change.en
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dc.identifier.citationFitzGibbon, J., & Mensah, K. O. (2012).Climate Change as a Wicked Problem: An Evaluation of the Institutional Context for Rural Water Management in Ghana. SAGE Open, 1-14. doi:10.1177/2158244012448487en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52788
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Openen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectWICKED PROBLEMSen
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONSen
dc.subjectRURAL WATER MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CO-MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY THEORYen
dc.subjectGOVERNANCEen
dc.titleClimate change as a wicked problem : an evaluation of the institutional context for rural water management in Ghanaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BYen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber105938051
idrc.project.number105938
idrc.project.titleIDRC Corporate Awards 2009-2010en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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