Interface bureaucrats and the everyday remaking of climate interventions: Evidence from climate change adaptation in Zambia

摘要: Abstract When climate change policies are implemented in practice, they travel through the hands of a range practitioners who not only mediate but also potentially transform interventions. This article highlights role group actors whose practices have so far received little attention study governance, namely public servants responsible for everyday implementation national and associated programmes on ground. Situated at frontline state often engaging directly with citizens, these “interface bureaucrats” occupy complex position which must balance their as representatives need to accommodate pressures, interests practical challenges policy implementation. In this we examine how interface bureaucrats Zambia seek navigate go about implementing adaptation what means nature outcome We identify key dilemmas our areas, (i) intervening limited reach, (ii) generic policies, (iii) managing conflicting interests. show address highly pragmatic involving informal agreements community members, discretionary adjustments official negotiation contested As result, outcomes interventions end up differently from underlying governance central state. Our findings suggest greater makers point significance pragmatism compromise interaction between citizens environmental