dc.contributor.author | Ochieng, Knowlden Juma | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-12T10:26:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-12T10:26:19Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2014 | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-12-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/227087 | |
dc.description.abstract | Climate change and variability impacts are global concerns but in Kenya, this is
becoming critical as an increasing large part of both rural and urban population is
becoming vulnerable to diverse natural hazards. This main objective of this study was to
investigate the role of local institutions in facilitating climate change adaptation in urban
informal settlements with Mathare 4B as the case study. The study therefore first
investigated the relevant local institutions and their actions in relation to adaption to
climate change, and then proceeded to examine how they are accessed and by whom. It
then looks at how extra-local institutions have interacted with the local institutions in
facilitating climate change adaptation. Using Participatory Urban Appraisal (PUA)
methodology, qualitative data was collected from primary and secondary sources during
two field trips and then analysed using issue-centred methodology. Findings from the
study reveal that local institutions are very much involved in the facilitation of climate
change adaption in Mathare 4B through mediating social support systems, financial
empowerment, access and use of weather information, disaster management and
connections with extra-local institutions. The study further reveals that households and
social groups have varying access to local institutions largely dependent on socioeconomic
positions, tribe, gender and age. The study finds that several extra-local
institutions are actively involved in facilitating climate change adaptation in Mathare 4B
and closely interact and collaborate with the local institutions. Overall, the study
concludes that local institutions are very important in facilitating climate change
adaptation in urban informal settlements and that government and external partners
should put more efforts in collaborating and interacting with them. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Norway | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/no/ | * |
dc.subject | Climate Change Adaptation | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Local Institutions | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Urban Informal Settlements | nb_NO |
dc.title | The role of local institutions in adaptation to climate change in urban informal settlements : a case of Mathare 4B, Nairobi | nb_NO |
dc.type | Master thesis | nb_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Social science: 200::Political science and organizational theory: 240::Public and private administration: 242 | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 74 | nb_NO |
dc.description.localcode | M-DS | nb_NO |