Climate adaptation and sustainable rural health outcomes in Southern Africa
Wellcome Trust
Human Sciences Research Council
The proposed project seeks to assess the complex health impacts of some of the major climate adaptation actions in rural Southern Africa, using case studies of Zimbabwean communities located in the mid-Zambezi Valley area, in the north of the country, along the borders with Zambia and Mozambique. The specific focus will be on investigating nutritional and psychosocial health impacts of two of the main adaptation actions in the case study area. The project is expected to run for 30 months and will build on a previous longitudinal (2010-2016) academic research work on livelihoods and climate change adaptation in the area undertaken by the lead applicant. A blended methodology combining qualitative and quantitative data collection and analytical techniques will be used. A Theory of Change, setting out the links between processes, activities, outcomes and context and the changes that occur in the short, medium and long term, will anchor the impact evaluation. The project ultimately aims to generate an evidence-based framework for tracking and assessing the health impacts of climate adaptation actions in marginal rural Southern African communities, and to proffer means and ways of harnessing the positive impacts and addressing the negative outcomes for rural household and community resilience
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