Table II.

Summary of links and divergences between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

DRR responses in the interventionLinks and divergence from climate change adaptation
No-regret/DRR as a first line of defenceLearning and scaling up of best practices
LinksDivergencesLinksDivergences
Asset buildingBuilt assets of those affected by droughtScale of the intervention was limitedLessons for local government and community members on how to develop and protect livelihood assetsThere were no concrete measures to ensure implementation of lessons
InstitutionsAttempted to build institutions of marketing and resource useInstitutional design not inclusive of all stakeholders in the communityAttempted introduction of new institutionsThe new institutions crated were not aligned with existing local institutions
Knowledge and informationProvided early warning informationNo attempt to provide climate informationAttempted to establish an early warning systemOpportunities for sharing climate change knowledge and information sharing were lost
InnovationIntroduced mixed farming systemLimited scale of the interventionOpened opportunities for experimentation with new ideasSupport provided for experimentation was limited
Source: Authors analysis

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