Analyzing the building blocks of resilience: Findings from a baseline survey of the Tuungane Population, Health, and Environment Project in western Tanzania

Authors

Kristin Bietsch
Reshma Naik
Kristen P. Patterson
Cara Honzak
Mustafa Kudrati
Hellen Magige
Cheryl Margoluis
Laura Subramanian
Christopher Hale
Carolyn Lamere
Sebastiaan Hess
Craig Leisher

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

Although the value of population, health, environment (PHE) programs is appreciated by the development community and the conceptual linkages they incorporate are sound, little evidence exists to demonstrate their short- and long-term impacts—particularly the role that the family planning (FP) component of PHE projects plays in building resilience, improving livelihoods, and helping people adapt to climate change. To contribute to filling this gap, the Evidence Project collaborated with Tuungane, a PHE project jointly implemented by The Nature Conservancy and Pathfinder International, to conduct further analysis of their existing data and examine the evidence base around integrated PHE programming, FP, climate change adaptation, and resilience. This paper analyzes data from the Tuungane Project baseline survey to show the pre-project level of knowledge and attitudes among village residents regarding their understanding and use of FP. We hope to use this analysis to inform future efforts that will look more deeply at the relationships among and between: FP and climate change adaptation, FP and resilience, and the pathways through which the FP and other components of PHE projects like Tuungane contribute to building resilience and enhancing the ability to adapt to climate change.

Recommended Citation

Bietsch, Kristin, Reshma Naik, Kristen P. Patterson, Cara Honzak, Mustafa Kudrati, Hellen Magige, Cheryl Margoluis, Laura Subramanian, Christopher Hale, Carolyn Lamere, Sebastiaan Hess, and Craig Leisher. 2016. "Analyzing the building blocks of resilience: Findings from a baseline survey of the Tuungane Population, Health, and Environment Project in western Tanzania," Research report. Washington, DC: Population Council, the Evidence Project.

DOI

10.31899/rh8.1053

Language

English

Project

The Evidence Project; Population, Environmental Risks, and the Climate Crisis (PERCC)