A multi-level analysis has examined how policy processes within agriculture, forestry, natural resource- and land management in Uganda support or undermine climate change adaptive responses and policy implementation with a particular focus on the Nwoya and Rakai districts. This Info Note summariz...
Okolo, Wendy
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Acosta, M.
,
[Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Uganda]
,
Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Uganda
Achieving economic growth while reducing poverty in an equitable manner demands that governments in Sub-Saharan Africa commit actions and resources to address gender inequalities, even more so under a changing climate which is expected to widen social inequalities (Dankelman, 2012). International...
Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Kigonya, Ritah
,
Kyomugisha, Sylvia
,
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
,
[Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda]
,
Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda
This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change
adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management
policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key
informants across various policy im...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Happy, Providence
,
Asten, Piet J.A. van
,
Radeny, Maren A.O.
,
[The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda]
,
The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
In order to obtain an enriched understanding of the
framing of gender issues in climate change related
policies in Uganda and to explore its impacts on climate
change adaptation at grassroots, the International
Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International
Center for Tropical Agr...
Acosta, M.
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Okolo, Wendy
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
[Gender and Climate Change in Uganda: Effects of Policy and Institutional Frameworks]
,
Gender and Climate Change in Uganda: Effects of Policy and Institutional Frameworks
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been ratified by more countries than any other UN convention (Gabizon, 2016). The United Republic of Tanzania is one such country that hopes to fully utilize its human resources, both men and women, for socio-econo...
Research-based evidence on the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices is vital to their effective uptake, continued use and wider diffusion. In addition, an enabling policy environment at the national and regional levels is necessary for this evidence to be used effectively. This chapte...
Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Muchunguzi, Perez
,
Okiror, John Francis
,
Rutting, Lucas
,
Mwongera, Caroline
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
,
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
,
[The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Creating an Enabling Climate Change Policy Environment in East Africa]
,
The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Creating an Enabling Climate Change Policy Environment in East Africa
A robust, resilient, and enabling policy environment is critical to take agriculture innovations to scale at national or regional level.
Policy formulation processes that consider climate variability, socioeconomic and environmental shocks require participatory, inclusive, and explorative scenari...
Expectations that gender‐mainstreaming efforts would effectively advance gender equality have been disappointed in contemporary sub‐Saharan Africa. Examining this apparent disconnect, we focus on the narratives through which policy‐makers relate to, and dis/engage with, gender issues. Using in‐de...
Acosta, Mariola
,
Wessel, Margit van
,
Bommel, Severine van
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
,
Feindt, Peter
,
[The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy]
,
The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy
The agricultural sector is central to Tanzania’s economy, natural resources and livelihoods. Climate change and climate variability presents adverse effects to the growth of the agriculture sector and the livelihoods of 80 percent of Tanzanians (MAFC, 2014). Owing to this, the Tanzania government...
Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance lev...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
,
Providence, Happy
,
Acosta, Mariola
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
Asten, Piet J.A. van
,
[Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda]
,
Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda