This volume synthesizes research from a five year program supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development to assess how coastal communities in Tanzania can adapt to climate change impacts such as sea level rise, and better assert their rights to implement decisions regarding coastal resource management in the context of global climate change. Throughout ten chapters, the book deploys a holistic approach to adopt a conceptual model of socio-ecological systems, and characterize human-nature interactions in an integrative way to understand anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems to guide conservation and management. The book will be of interest to researchers, students studying environmental management and climate change, planners, and policy makers.
The book begins by describing the biophysical and socio-economic characteristics of the Tanzanian coastal environment, then discusses the impacts of climate change on coastal resource governance, community vulnerability, and livelihood security. Then, intervention strategies are offered as a means for local communities to not only adapt to climate change impacts, but also to engage in decision-making processes to assess vulnerabilities and address challenges and limitations through educated measures. The final chapters discuss the vulnerability and adaptation of coastal communities to climate change impacts to assess how livelihoods are constructed in response to impacts, and summarize the key findings to determine the best adaptation strategies to improve adaptive capacity and reduce socio-economic vulnerability.
Author(s): Pius Zebhe Yanda; Ian Bryceson; Haji Mwevura; Claude Gasper Mung’ong’o
Series: Springer Climate
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 2016
City: Cham
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Researching Climate Change and Socio-ecological Systems’ Vulnerability in the Coastal Areas of Tanzania: Some Theoretical Perspectives (Pius Zebhe Yanda, Claude Gasper Mung’ong’o)....Pages 3-13
Front Matter ....Pages 15-15
The Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Communities’ Access to and Utilization of Coastal Resources in Pangani District, Tanzania (Donald Anthony Mwiturubani)....Pages 17-34
Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies of Coastal Communities to the Associated Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding (Makame O. Makame, Haji Mwevura)....Pages 35-51
Seaweed (Mwani) Farming as an Adaptation Strategy to Impacts of Climate Change and Variability in Zanzibar (Iddi H. Hassan, W. J. Othman)....Pages 53-68
Poverty Levels and Vulnerability to Climate Change of Inshore Fisher-Mangrove-Dependent Communities of the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania (Claude Gasper Mung’ong’o, Vicky H. Moshy)....Pages 69-91
Ecological Impact of Thermal Stress in Reefs of Zanzibar Following the 2016 Elevated Higher Sea Surface Temperatures (A. M. Ussi, M. Mohammed, C. A. Muhando, S. A. S. Yahya)....Pages 93-115
An Assessment of the Vulnerability and Response of Coastal Communities to Climate Change Impact in Lindi Region, Southern Tanzania (Salome B. Misana, Verdiana T. Tilumanywa)....Pages 117-153
Coastal Communities’ Perceptions on Climate Change Impacts and Implications for Adaptation Strategies in Mtwara, Southern Tanzania (E. T. Liwenga, P. Ndaki, F. Chengula, R. Kalokola)....Pages 155-168
The Human Rights Dimensions of Conservation and Climate Change Initiatives in Coastal Tanzania: Examples of Villagers’ Successful Struggles for Their Rights (Betsy A. Beymer-Farris, Ian Bryceson, Chris Maina Peter)....Pages 169-202
Front Matter ....Pages 203-203
Climate Change and Socio-ecological Systems’ Vulnerability in the Coastal Areas of Tanzania: A Synthesis (Claude Gasper Mung’ong’o, Haji Mwevura)....Pages 205-211
Back Matter ....Pages 213-216
