Institutions and adaptation : lessons learned from the climate change adaptation in Africa program
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2015
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Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
An optimal institutional framework for climate change adaptation is sometimes impeded by the nature of research, which focuses on a small number of contexts. This report synthesizes findings from a number of participatory action research (PAR) projects conducted as part of the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program, for example: local informal institutions play a key role in enabling and/or constraining adaptation; coordination among and between institutions is essential; a well-coordinated institutional framework should take into account the three main chains of connection (horizontal coordination at the national level; horizontal coordination at the local level; and vertical coordination between national and local institutions).
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Includes abstract in French
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, GRASS ROOTS GROUPS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PARTNERSHIP, PROGRAMME OWNERSHIP, LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, RESEARCH RESULTS