Climate change and rural institutions strengthening climate change adaptation in Zambia

The Government of Zambia has made progress in establishing a national framework for climate change adaptation and institutionalizing disaster prevention at district and community levels through District Disaster Management Committees. However, the document notes that community-level mechanisms often become defunct between major disasters and that urgent responses to floods and droughts frequently overshadow adaptation to gradual climate change. To improve impacts, the briefing recommends strengthening the mandate and financing of district institutions and improving coordination between Local Government, NGOs, and donor-funded programmes.

• Zambia has established a national framework for climate change adaptation and has institutionalized disaster prevention at district and community levels via District Disaster Management Committees and some satellite committees.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2016). Climate change and rural institutions strengthening climate change adaptation in Zambia. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-change-and-rural-institutions-strengthening-climate-change-adaptation-in-zambia-2

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Climate change and rural institutions strengthening climate change adaptation in Zambia. 2016. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-change-and-rural-institutions-strengthening-climate-change-adaptation-in-zambia-2.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2016climate, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Climate change and rural institutions strengthening climate change adaptation in Zambia}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2016}, month = dec, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-change-and-rural-institutions-strengthening-climate-change-adaptation-in-zambia-2}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }