Gaworek-Michalczenia, MF, Sallu, SM orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-2485, Di Gregorio, M orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-217X et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Evaluating the impact of adaptation interventions on vulnerability and livelihood resilience. Climate and Development, 14 (10). pp. 867-883. ISSN 1756-5529
Abstract
Robust evaluation of adaptation interventions is necessary to monitor adaptation projects and ensure broader accountability in adaptation responses. Yet, to date very few frameworks are formulated with a robust impact assessment in mind. This study uses the Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) research design to develop the BACI Adaptation Impact Evaluation Framework. The framework compares participating and non-participating households across time and was applied to panel data of 291 households, combined with ethnographic data, to evaluate the impacts of one of the Global Climate Change Alliance's (GCCA+) flagship adaptation and resilience projects in Tanzania. The results illustrate various benefits of the project, including strengthening social networks, providing education and diversifying information sources among the participating households. However, evidence of unintended consequences and maladaptation also exist, particularly among poorer non-participating households. We conclude that equitable adaptation requires longer projects that better target poorer households, engage with a broader array of climatic events, support the transfer of knowledge into action, and are more responsive to emergent trade-offs, ensuring that unintended impacts are minimized. The paper demonstrates how the application of the BACI Adaptation Impact Evaluation Framework provides a robust tool to assess the impacts of adaptation interventions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Climate change adaptation; maladaptation; BACI research design; evaluation framework; equitable adaptation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/R009708/1 BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) BB/P027784/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Dec 2021 10:15 |
Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2023 13:08 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17565529.2021.2018987 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181282 |