Adaptation framing remains one of the major challenges to achieving
greater implementation of adaptation initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). Using an integrated analytical framework that frames adaptation
indicators into three dimensions; adaptive, absorptive and
transformative capacities, we analysed the adaptation diversity in
Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. We found a strong perception of the
existence of climate variability and change manifested through the
occurrence of droughts, floods, hailstorms, late onset and early
rainfall onset. Absorptive capacity revealed varied status of asset
ownership, custodianships, and access to these assets, presence of
informal social safety nets, and social cohesion. Adaptive capacity
revealed the presence of a diversity of livelihood sources, livelihood
assets and associated income, but its human capital indicator revealed
considerably high illiteracy levels among respondents. Meanwhile,
transformative capacity revealed existence of network structures,
governance and institutions, facilitated access to early warning
information on pests, diseases and rainfall onset. Traditional
institutions and the justice system played a key role in conflict
resolution, mediation and negotiation for kraals establishment,
grazing, and watering rights. We conclude that pastoral communities in
Karamoja have a high inclination to maintenance of stability while
their flexibility and ability to change decreases with the intensity of
change pro-rata.Le cadrage de l\u2019adaptation reste l\u2019un des d\ue9fis
majeurs pour parvenir \ue0 une plus grande mise en \u153uvre des
initiatives d\u2019adaptation en Afrique subsaharienne (ASS). En
utilisant un cadre analytique int\ue9gr\ue9 qui encadre les
indicateurs d\u2019adaptation en trois dimensions; capacit\ue9s
d\u2019adaptation, d\u2019absorption et de transformation, nous avons
analys\ue9 la diversit\ue9 de l\u2019adaptation dans la
sous-r\ue9gion de Karamoja, en Ouganda. Nous avons trouv\ue9 une
forte perception de l\u2019existence de la variabilit\ue9 et des
changements climatiques qui se manifestent par la survenue de
s\ue9cheresses, d\u2019inondations, de temp\ueates de gr\ueale,
d\u2019apparition tardive et pr\ue9coce des pr\ue9cipitations. La
capacit\ue9 d\u2019absorption a r\ue9v\ue9l\ue9 des statuts
vari\ue9s d\u2018\ua0actifs\ua0de\ua0propri\ue9t\ue9, de
la protection de ses actifs et d\u2019acc\ue8s \ue0 ces actifs, la
pr\ue9sence des r\ue9seaux de la s\ue9curit\ue9 sociale
informels et la coh\ue9sion sociale. La capacit\ue9
d\u2019adaptation a r\ue9v\ue9l\ue9 la pr\ue9sence d\u2019une
diversit\ue9 de sources de subsistance, d\u2019actifs de subsistance
et de revenus associ\ue9s, mais son indicateur de capital humain a
r\ue9v\ue9l\ue9 des niveaux d\u2019analphab\ue9tisme
consid\ue9rablement \ue9lev\ue9s parmi les r\ue9pondants.
Pendant ce temps, la capacit\ue9 de la transformation a
r\ue9v\ue9l\ue9 l\u2019existence de structures de r\ue9seau,
de gouvernance et d\u2019institutions, a facilit\ue9
l\u2019acc\ue8s aux informations d\u2019alerte pr\ue9coce sur les
ravageurs, les maladies et l\u2019apparition des pluies. Les
institutions traditionnelles et le syst\ue8me judiciaire ont
jou\ue9 un r\uf4le cl\ue9 dans la r\ue9solution des conflits,
la m\ue9diation et la n\ue9gociation pour
l\u2019\ue9tablissement des \ue9tables et les droits de
p\ue2turage et d\u2019abreuvement. Nous concluons que les
communaut\ue9s pastorales du Karamoja ont une forte tendance au
maintien de la stabilit\ue9 tandis que leur flexibilit\ue9 et leur
capacit\ue9 \ue0 changer diminuent avec l\u2019intensit\ue9 du
changement au prorata