CCRI - Climate Change and Rural Institutions

 
Most research efforts on climate change adaptation have focused on the global, national or community levels. The role of meso institutions - located at eg the district and province level – has attracted more limited interest from researchers. However, increasing evidence suggests that their role is crucial for improving policy implementation, as they occupy a strategic position between the ministries at the centre and the different actors in the local context.

The CCRI research programme addressed this knowledge gap and aimed to improve our understanding of the performance and potential of meso or intermediate level institutions to support adaptation processes.

The programme was funded by Danida. Additional support was provided by the Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

Partners

Nepal Forest Action Nepal and Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS)
Team Leader: Dr. Hemant Ojha

Uganda Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Makerere University. Team Leader: Dr. Bernard Bashaasha

Vietnam Centre for Climate Change Studies in Central Viet Nam, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry. Team Leader: Dr. Le Duc Ngoan

Zambia Integrated Water Resources ManagementCentre, University of Zambia. Team Leader: Prof. Imasiku Nyambe

Global Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research Programme, under the CGIAR network. Contact: Dr Bruce Campbell.

Denmark Danish Institute for International Studies. Programme Coordinator: Ian Christoplos.