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

The paper examines how adaptive capacity—comprising assets, institutions, knowledge, innovation systems, and governance—interacts with social protection measures to enhance income and capabilities in agroforestry systems. In Zambia, the adaptive capacity of farmers strengthened their social protection to reduce drought impacts, while in Honduras, formal social protection measures improved adaptive capacity. The author argues that understanding these linkages is essential for planning adaptation initiatives and identifying specific areas of adaptive capacity for investment to ensure social protection measures are effective.

• Adaptive capacity, which includes assets, institutions, knowledge, innovation systems, and governance, can either support or be supported by social protection measures designed to improve capabilities and income.
• A case study in Zambia shows that farmers' adaptive capacity contributed to stronger social protection, which helped mitigate 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} }