Kate Gannon
Kate Gannon is a postdoctoral researcher in the Sustainable Development team at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate...
Water security in Africa is gender dependent
This blog argues for placing equity and intersectionality at the heart of water security in the face of a changing climate.
Climate justice and behaviour change: examining the role of the individual in climate adaptation and water security
Behavioral science holds new promise for improving decision-making and programming around climate adaptation and water security. However, there is a risk that certain approaches and attitudes might unfairly place the burden of responsibility on individuals. Will Ingram and Kate Gannon outline how accounting for systemic factors can improve outcomes and avoid pitfalls, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Why understanding the behavioural dimensions of adapting to water insecurity is so important
This blog post written by Declan Conway and Kate Gannon was originally published as a commentary on the Grantham Institute's website....
Private adaptation in semi-arid lands: a tailored approach to ‘leave no one behind’
This paper argues for a shift in semi-arid policy landscapes, that refocuses on leveraging existing adaptive capacities of private actors to respond to environmental shocks and weather extremes.
