Land use rights are key to how individuals and societies may shape their livelihoods as well as adapt to climate change. The more people are dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the more this is the case.
A new Expert Group for Aid (EBA) Studies study: ‘Land Tenure and Climate Resilience: Household Level Evidence from Kenya’ investigates how differences in land tenure systems, strength of land rights and perceived tenure security influence what strategies people chose to tackle climate change. Do people opt for adaptive, political or coercive strategies when seeking improved resilience?
The analysis builds on investigation in two Kenyan counties but is applicable more widely. The study provides a novel, more nuanced, approach of importance for ongoing and future aid interventions.
Authors:
Kathleen Klaus, Assistant Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Emma Elfversson, Assistant Professor at the Department of Government, and the Conflicting Objectives Research Nexus at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Panelists:
Cathrine Boone, Professor of Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Henrik Brundin, Country Manager, Vi Agroforestry, Uganda. Previously Director, SwedBio, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden.
Mathias Rantanen, Project Manager, Department for International Services, Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority.
Moderator: Mats Hårsmar, Deputy Managing Director, EBA.
