Learning and envisioning under climatic uncertainty : an African experience

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

TSCHAKERT, P.

Dept. of Geography and Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI), Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, Etats-Unis

DIETRICH, K.

Dept. of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Etats-Unis

TAMMINGA, K.

Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Graduate Ecology Program, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, Etats-Unis

PRINS, E.

Dept. of Learning and Performance Systems, Adult Education Program, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, Etats-Unis

SCHAFFER, J.

Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Etats-Unis

LIWENGA, E.

Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA), Univ., Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie, Republique-Unie de

ASIEDU, A.

Dept. of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Description :
This article presents two linked methodological tools—an assessment of drivers of change and participatory scenario building—used in a climate change adaptation project in Ghana and Tanzania (ALCCAR). It discusses opportunities and challenges of such iterative learning. The findings suggest that joint exploration, diverse storylines, and deliberation help to expand community-based adaptation repertoires and to strike a balance between hopelessness and a tendency to idealize potential future realities.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning A, issn : 0308-518X, 2014, vol. 46, n°. 5, p. 1049-1067, nombre de pages : 19, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion

Langue :
Anglais