Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras

This research paper explores the relationship between adaptive capacity and social protection within agroforestry systems, utilizing case studies from Zambia and Honduras to illustrate how these two elements mutually support one another in mitigating climate risks like drought.

• The paper investigates how components of adaptive capacity—specifically assets, institutions, knowledge, innovation systems, and governance—interact with social protection measures designed to improve capabilities and income.
• A case study in Zambia shows that the adaptive capacity of farmers contributed to the strengthening of social protection, which helped reduce the effects of drought.
• A case study in Honduras indicates that formal social protection measures served to increase adaptive capacity.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-change-adaptation-and-social-protection-in-agroforestry-systems-enhancing-adaptive-capacity-and-minimizing-risk-of-drought-in-zambia-and-honduras-2

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-change-adaptation-and-social-protection-in-agroforestry-systems-enhancing-adaptive-capacity-and-minimizing-risk-of-drought-in-zambia-and-honduras-2.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014climate, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = mar, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-change-adaptation-and-social-protection-in-agroforestry-systems-enhancing-adaptive-capacity-and-minimizing-risk-of-drought-in-zambia-and-honduras-2}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }