Preparing for the future in Uganda: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at local level
This report is a synthesis of the key findings of a research that seeks to explore how existing disaster risk reduction, social protection and sustainable livelihood interventions impact on adaptive capacity at the local level in Uganda. It aims to inform and influence the work of development partners – government, NGO or civil society – in supporting those communities that are most vulnerable and least able to adapt to a changing climate.
This paper syntheses key findings from the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance’s (ACCRA) research in Uganda. Section one explores key concepts and provides background to ACCRA. It goes on to explain the research methodology and introduces the project’s analytical tool, the Local Adaptive Capacity framework (LAC). Section two highlights key climate and development challenges for Uganda, as well as describing some of the main development interventions at each of three research sites. Section three draws on research findings to explore how communities are responding to change and how development interventions are impacting on the characteristics of adaptive capacity. Finally, section four provides an insight into what ACCRA’s research means for development practice.