Adaptive Capacity For Institutional Water Supply And Sanitation Service Delivery Under Climate Change In Chingola, Zambia eBook

Master's Thesis from the year 2022 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Meteorology, Aeronomy, Climatology, grade: 0.75, , course: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, language: English, abstract: To sustainably provide institutional water supply and sanitation services under climate change, there is a need to develop adaptive capacity for the effects of climate change on the systems. This study assessed the adaptive capacity for institutional water supply and sanitation service delivery under climate change in Chingola, Zambia. The study had three objectives: (1) to determine the extent of vulnerability to climate change of the institutional water supply and sanitation service delivery in Chingola, Zambia; (2) to evaluate the institutional preparedness for climate change effects on water supply and sanitation in Chingola, Zambia and; (3) to identify the climate change adaptation options for institutional water supply and sanitation service delivery in Chingola, Zambia. A structured questionnaire and a vulnerability scoring matrix were used to address the objectives.