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technical staff to empirical evidence; and insufficient funding (Minde et al. 2013;
Asekenye et al. 2016; Ampaire et al. 2017).
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) bring together representatives from different interest groups to discuss shared challenges, opportunities, policy actions and
advocacy strategies (Warner 2005). They have the potential to tackle complex
development challenges and to assist in the scaling up of necessary innovations
(Hermans et al. 2017). In the realm of agricultural development, MSPs have played
a pivotal role in addressing many complex problems around the world (for a good
overview and a selection of case studies see Dror et al. 2016). Recent studies also
demonstrate MSPs’ potential in addressing climate change (Pinkse and Kolk 2012).
With its three-part approach to climate change—mitigation, adaptation and food
security—climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been gaining increasing attention.
While there has been considerable research on scaling up CSA practices, less attention has been given to assessing the policy environments most conducive to addressing climate change (Jordan and Huitema 2014). Such research is crucial, as the
sustainable scaling up of CSA technologies can seldom be achieved without an
enabling policy environment (Ampaire et al. 2015; Barnard et al. 2015).
The objective of this chapter is to examine the role of MSPs in facilitating climate change policymaking in East Africa through a case study of eight national and
subnational MSPs in Uganda and Tanzania.
23.2 Methods
The Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project
1
(2014–2017)
focused on building climate-resilient food systems in Uganda and Tanzania by coordinating policies and institutions at the local, regional and national levels. The
empirical data for this chapter was collected through:
• Participant observation and meeting minutes: Between July 2014 and December
2017, principal members of the research team attended a total of 80 MSP meetings and events. Researchers took notes, made observations and reviewed meeting minutes.
• Questionnaires: Researchers administered a baseline questionnaire at the inception meetings of the national platforms to assess participants’ knowledge, attitudes and skills regarding three main topics: (i) impacts of climate-change
adaptation, (ii) available, locally appropriate adaptation options and (iii) policy
formulation and implementation processes. Information was collected from 29
stakeholders in Tanzania (31% women, 69% men) and 39 in Uganda (38%
women, 62% men).
1 Initiative of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
(CCAFS).
M. Acosta et al.
technical staff to empirical evidence; and insufficient funding (Minde et al. 2013;
Asekenye et al. 2016; Ampaire et al. 2017).
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) bring together representatives from different interest groups to discuss shared challenges, opportunities, policy actions and
advocacy strategies (Warner 2005). They have the potential to tackle complex
development challenges and to assist in the scaling up of necessary innovations
(Hermans et al. 2017). In the realm of agricultural development, MSPs have played
a pivotal role in addressing many complex problems around the world (for a good
overview and a selection of case studies see Dror et al. 2016). Recent studies also
demonstrate MSPs’ potential in addressing climate change (Pinkse and Kolk 2012).
With its three-part approach to climate change—mitigation, adaptation and food
security—climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been gaining increasing attention.
While there has been considerable research on scaling up CSA practices, less attention has been given to assessing the policy environments most conducive to addressing climate change (Jordan and Huitema 2014). Such research is crucial, as the
sustainable scaling up of CSA technologies can seldom be achieved without an
enabling policy environment (Ampaire et al. 2015; Barnard et al. 2015).
The objective of this chapter is to examine the role of MSPs in facilitating climate change policymaking in East Africa through a case study of eight national and
subnational MSPs in Uganda and Tanzania.
23.2 Methods
The Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project
1
(2014–2017)
focused on building climate-resilient food systems in Uganda and Tanzania by coordinating policies and institutions at the local, regional and national levels. The
empirical data for this chapter was collected through:
• Participant observation and meeting minutes: Between July 2014 and December
2017, principal members of the research team attended a total of 80 MSP meetings and events. Researchers took notes, made observations and reviewed meeting minutes.
• Questionnaires: Researchers administered a baseline questionnaire at the inception meetings of the national platforms to assess participants’ knowledge, attitudes and skills regarding three main topics: (i) impacts of climate-change
adaptation, (ii) available, locally appropriate adaptation options and (iii) policy
formulation and implementation processes. Information was collected from 29
stakeholders in Tanzania (31% women, 69% men) and 39 in Uganda (38%
women, 62% men).
1 Initiative of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
(CCAFS).
M. Acosta et al.