BUILDING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THE SHARP TOOL: LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH BEST PRACTICES IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

摘要

The Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience for farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP) tool, developed by FAO in 2013, is being used to better understand the resilience levels and corresponding practices used by farmers and pastoralists and was developed in response to a lack of existing effective tools (Dixon & Stringer, 2015; ODI, 2015). The tool works through an offline Android-based application to let smallholder producers self-assess (through a facilitator if needed) their levelof resilience at the household level in a participatory manner. The tool holistically assesses indicators that span governance, environment, social, economic and general agricultural practices using agro-ecosystem indicators developed by Cabell & Oelofse(2012). SHARP is being used in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa, which has enabled geographical, climatic and agricultural practices to be compared to determine their impacts on resilience levels of small agricultural producers. Surveys collected at different points in time have been gathered, from which initial changes over time are being drawn. We present both the challenges associated with developing and implementing the SHARP tool in diverse environments and the insights gained.