Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique/Planeamento Participativo para o Desenvolvimento compatível com o Clima em Maputo, Moçambique
This English/Portuguese book is an example of how participatory planning, which puts citizens at the heart of community improvement, can facilitate local responses to climate change challenges. Focusing on the partnerships between governments and communities in Maputo, Mozambique, this bilingual compilation highlights key lessons of climate compatible development for urban managers, practitioners, academics, policy makers, citizens and activists. The lessons are drawn from a participatory planning experience in the neighborhood of Chamanculo C.
Authors address three key themes of local climate change action: challenges related to the complexity and relevance of climate change information in a specific local context; the relationship between climate change and conditions of urban injustices; and the role and creation of local support networks.
Chapter 2 makes climate change challenges relevant and graspable by linking them to the myriad local conditions causing flooding in the area. These include the lack of access to resources and livelihood sources, paved surfaces, existing soil conditions, the accumulation of waste and blockage of drainage channels.
Chapter 3 is particularly relevant for readers interested in the co-construction of knowledge. Using a rights-based understanding of participation, it follows the methodology of participatory action plan development, which includes mechanisms to share power, knowledge and information among the participants, and which opens up a space for experimenting with and testing climate adaptation options.
Finally, Chapter 4 explores multiple forms of partnerships. It highlights how crucial the specific context is to strengthen current institutions, remain flexible, make use of existing strengths and capacities, encourage political commitment and demonstrate results of partnership.
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