Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Pastoralists: Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda

Michael Robert Nkuba,Margaret Najjingo Mangheni,David Lesolle,Gagoitseope Mmopelwa,Raban Chanda,Akintayo Adedoyin,Edward Kato

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8_99-1

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Abstract

AbstractThis chapter discusses the barriers to climate change adaptation among pastoralists in the Rwenzori region in Western Uganda. Despite the implementation of adaptation programs by public and private agencies, pastoralists still have impediments to adapting to climate change. Data was collected using a household survey involving 269 pastoralists. The results revealed that the main barriers were poor access to climate change information, poor access to extension services, high cost of adaptation measures, poor access to credit, and insecure land tenure. There is need to improve capacity building of extension workers and other stakeholders in the dissemination of climate change information. Land tenure and land rights issues should be given high consideration in climate change adaptation policies and programs. Climate finance programs should be made more effective in addressing the high cost of adaptation.

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Climate change is one of the greatest threats to achieving the sustainable development goals related to eradicating poverty and hunger and ensuring clean water and life on land in Africa (IPCC 2018c)
The study on barriers to adaptation among pastoralists was conducted in Kasese and Ntoroko districts found in the Rwenzori region in Western Uganda (Fig. 1)
The study has established that the barriers to pastoralism are mainly actor-centric and governance concerns

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Climate change is one of the greatest threats to achieving the sustainable development goals related to eradicating poverty and hunger and ensuring clean water and life on land in Africa (IPCC 2018c). The impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above preindustrial levels are likely to lead to an increase in droughts and floods in Africa, especially in pastoral areas (IPCC 2018a). This could result in a failure to achieve sustainable development goals (IPCC 2018c). Some pastoral households have been more vulnerable than others to climate change, resulting in loss of livestock (Greenough 2018). This implies that there are hindrances to adaptation

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