Accountable Adaptation Fellows

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Accountable Adaptation is running a mini-grants programme for early to mid-career researchers from the Global South. The programme is being run by the Africa Research and Impact Network and University College London and is aimed at improving accountability for adaptation in Africa. This research is being led by seven fellows across different African countries and contexts who are trialing and documenting different ways of thinking about accountability in adaptation.

This work builds upon Accountable Adaptation’s Working Paper ‘Opening up Accountability adaptation: a framework for research and action’ and the broader project goals of enhancing accountability across adaptation.

You can read more about each fellow and their project below.

Mini-Grant Fellows

  • Danley Colecraft Aidoo

    Danley’s research is exploring the informal practice of peer-knowledge sharing among farmers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. His project will analyse how this culturally embedded practice can facilitate accountability within adaptation projects, in turn strengthening adaptation outcomes.

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  • Merham Keleg

    Merham’s research examines the importance of knowledge co-creation between civil society and communities for climate adaptation accountability in Egypt, Africa. Her project aims to identify current practices, beliefs and power dynamics within climate adaptation initiatives to explore how communities can be effectively engaged in adaptation efforts.

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  • Lameck Kachena

    Lameck’s research aims to explore how participatory dialogues and ranking and scoring tools can promote intra-institutional accountability for local authorities in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. Lameck will explore how local authorities can be held accountability by public stakeholders with particular emphasis on disaster events.

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  • Simbarashe Kanyimo

    Simba’s research seeks to investigate the potential of child-driven accountability mechanisms to enhance climate adaptation monitoring and reporting in urban contexts. While children play a crucial role in climate adaptation efforts due to their unique perspectives, their contributions are often overlooked. Simba’s research seeks to investigate ways of improving existing monitoring systems by leveraging their unique experiences.

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  • Sika Limazie

    Sika’s research seeks to explore how digital technologies, including mobile phone applications and online platforms, can improve the accountability of adaptation projects at the community level. Her research will focus on the effectiveness of digital tools currently in use and the challenges and opportunities related to their implementation.

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  • Johannes Bhanye

    Johannes’ research explores partnership dynamics in relation to flood risk management in informal settlements in cape town. The role of partnerships between government, NGOs, the private sector and local communities is vital in managing floods. Johannes study aims to explore how accountability mechanisms can enhance these partnerships, particularly with respect to the communities impacted by flooding.

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  • Franklyn Pyokpung Zaure

    Franklyn’s research seeks to harness the power of creative arts, specifically theatre, as a way of enhancing accountability for adaptation in Nigeria. By leveraging local cultural elements and traditions, the initiative aims to engage local government officials, community-based organisations, youth organisations, and community leaders to explore the effectiveness of creative arts as tools for climate accountability.

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