Climate variability and impact in ASSAR's east African region

This working paper reviews available information and literature on climate variability, risks and vulnerabilities across East Africa, and reflects on implications for climate adaptation planning and intervention. It assessed climate variability risks with emphasis on rainfall, drought and flooding events, as well as environmental and socioeconomic vulnerability. Working in seven countries in semi-arid regions, Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) seeks to understand the factors that have prevented climate change adaptation from being more widespread and successful, including governance factors that can facilitate a shift from ad hoc adaptation to planning for large-scale adaptation measures.International Development Research Centre (IDRC)UK’s Department for International Development (DFID