Integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is widely recognized as a solution for reducing the risk and impacts of disasters. However, successful integration seems elusive, and the two goals continue to function in isolation and in parallel. This article provides empirical insights into the perceived effects of separating government institutions for DRR and CCA within the Southern African Development Community member states. A mixed method research design was applied to the study. A total of 40 respondents from Botswana, Eswatini (until April 2018 Swaziland), Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe participated in face-to-face interviews or an online survey. Five major effects of separating the organizations for DRR and CCA that impede efforts to reduce disaster risk coherently were identified: duplication of services, polarization of interventions, incoherent policies, competition for the same resources, and territorial contests. Given the continued fragmentation of institutions for DRR and CCA, highlighting these effects is important to emphasize the need for integrated approaches towards the reduction of disaster risk.

减少灾害风险（DRR）和适应气候变化（CCA）的集成被广泛认为是减少灾难风险和影响的解决方案。但是，成功的集成似乎难以捉摸，并且这两个目标继续孤立和并行地发挥作用。本文提供了经验性的见解，以了解在南部非洲发展共同体成员国内部将政府机构分离为DRR和CCA所带来的影响。混合方法研究设计被应用于研究。来自博茨瓦纳，埃斯瓦蒂尼（至2018年4月，斯威士兰），马达加斯加，马拉维，纳米比亚，南非，坦桑尼亚，赞比亚和津巴布韦的40名受访者参加了面对面采访或在线调查。确定了将DRR和CCA的组织分开的五个主要影响，这些影响阻碍了一致地减少灾害风险的努力：服务重复，干预两极分化，政策不一致，对相同资源的竞争以及领土竞争。鉴于DRR和CCA机构的持续分化，强调这些影响对于强调需要采取综合方法降低灾害风险非常重要。