Crisis in the wetlands: Combined stresses in a changing climate–Experience from Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorHamisia, Hamudu I.
dc.contributor.authorTumbo, Madaka
dc.contributor.authorKalumanga, Elikana
dc.contributor.authorYanda, Pius Z.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-11T09:36:29Z
dc.date.available2016-03-11T09:36:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionFull text available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17565529.2012.665009en_US
dc.description.abstractClimate variability and change has led to multifaceted stresses and compounded socio-environmental problems. Using the example of Simiyu wetlands in Tanzania, this article analyses the complexity and inter-connectedness of climate-related mal-adaptation and coping strategies and their implications. Various study methods were used, including consultative meetings, stakeholders workshops, a literature review, household questionnaires and land use cover and change analysis. Reactive coping and adaptation strategies have resulted in increased risks to livelihoods and the environment. Responses to climate variability and change in the study are complex, leading to amplified chain reactions. Extreme weather events, particularly droughts, have led people and herds of livestock to migrate into the wetlands. Environmental degradation is alarming. More than 42 per cent of natural vegetation in the study area has been wiped out in a span of 15 years. As a result, poor people whose livelihoods derive from the wetlands have suffered. The present institutional arrangements have failed to integrate the community's coping and adaptation strategies into wetlands management. Emerging conflicts among wetland users are intensifying environmental and community risks. This article emphasizes that, in a changing climate, wetlands need to be managed through flexible institutional and management frameworks that cross sectoral boundaries and involve all affected partiesen_US
dc.identifier.citationHamisi, H.I., Tumbo, M., Kalumanga, E. and Yanda, P., 2012. Crisis in the wetlands: Combined stresses in a changing climate–Experience from Tanzania. Climate and Development, 4(1), pp.5-15.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17565529.2012.665009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/860
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectadaptationen_US
dc.subjectclimate change and variabilityen_US
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectrisk reductionen_US
dc.subjectwetland managementen_US
dc.titleCrisis in the wetlands: Combined stresses in a changing climate–Experience from Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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