Climate shocks and household assets and welfare

Assets are usually defined in relation to wealth and capital. Access to assets, wealth, and services are therefore amongst the key multidimensional factors to consider when assessing climate actions. Employing an asset lens also allows for a better understanding of households’ resilience and vulnerability to the impact of external shocks such as climate change.

This research profiled and mapped access to different assets and forms of wealth, including land, housing, and health and education in contemporary Ghana, Kenya and South Africa; and analysed the impact of the multidimensional inequalities on livelihood vulnerabilities and households’ capacities to adapt in the face of climate change disruptions.

These studies were part of the work package on how socio-economic and climate change policies have affected livelihood trajectories of different groups in society, one of several components of a multi-country interdisciplinary research project on transforming social inequalities through inclusive climate action (TSITICA).

The TSITICA project was a collaboration between ACEIR and the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate and Development.

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