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Where has all the water gone?
Understanding climate change from a community perspective
Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ubombo Drop-in Centre community garden C Sterrett/OAus
FINAL REPORT Charlotte Sterrett  April 2007
“We are only able to sell our vegetables when it rains. Otherwise everything we grow we have to eat ourselves, and sometimes this is not enough”. Thandi, Hluhluwe Advent Creche
 
 
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Contents
 Acknowledgements and acronyms………………………………………………. 3 1
 
Summary and recommendations ……………………………………………….. 4
 
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………….... 6
2.1 Climate change 2.2 UMKhanyakude Partnership Program
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Research objectives and aims…………………………………………………… 11 4
 
Planning……………………………………………………………………………… 11
 4.1 Methodology 4.2 Ethics 4.3 Trip outline
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Research findings………………………………………………………………….. 14
5.1 PLA responses 5.2 Differences across communities 5.3 Gender and climate change 5.4 Health and climate change 5.5 Challenges
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Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………... 20
 
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Recommendations …………………………………………………………………. 21
 7.1 The program 7.2 NGOs in the region 7.3 Oxfam Australia
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 Appendices ………………………………………………………………………….. 23
 8.1 References 8.2 PLA responses 8.3 Interview questions 8.4 Focus group questions 8.5 Map of UMKhanyakude District
 
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 Acknowledgements
This research would not have been possible without the support of the Oxfam  Australia Southern Africa Unit, both at Head Office and Field Office. Mavis Nyakurimwa in particular, was a key person who helped inform the research and assisted in its practical aspects, as well as liaising with partners and communities in order to undertake consultations. Great thanks must be given to the participants who took part in the research, as well as their communities, for without their participation there would be no research. Our partners in UMKhanyakude must also be thanked for accommodating our needs and helping identify community members to talk with, as well as taking time out of their busy schedules to be part of this work. Thank you.
 Acronyms
 AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome DES Dietary energy supply GCM Global climate model GNP Gross national product IPCC United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change HIV Human immunodeficiency virus MDGs Millennium Development Goals NGO Non-governmental organisation OAus Oxfam Australia OVC Orphans and vulnerable children PLA Participatory Learning and Action WHO World Health Organisation
Lunchtime, Hluhluwe Advent Creche Spinach in a bag, Hluhluwe Advent Creche CSterrett/OAus

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