Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa [electronic resource] /
Leal Filho, Walter.editor.
It is widely acknowledged that, in addition to global and regional efforts to cope with climate change by means of mitigation measures, adaptation initiatives can and perhaps should play a key role in enabling communities from across Africa to better handle the problems related to it. Due to the fact that experiences in climate change adaptation in Africa are poorly documented, this book provides an attempt to address the perceived need for better documentation and dissemination of African experiences on climate change adaptation.
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Experiences of Climate Change Adaptationin Africa; Foreword; Contents; 1 Links Between Capacity and Action in Response to Global Climate Change: A Climate Response Shift at the Local Level; Abstract; Introduction; Capacity and the Climate Change Problem; Adaptive and Mitigative Capacity; Response Capacity; Translating Capacity into Action; Risk Perception and Varying Responses to Climate Change; Conclusions and Future Directions; References; 2 Key Themes of Local Adaptation to Climate Change: Results from Mapping Community-Based Initiatives in Africa; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology
Conceptual FrameworkResearch Results; Key Themes of Social Resilience; Key Themes of Economic Resilience; Critical Success Factors; Box 1: Some Examples of Community Involvement, Critical Success Factors and Transferability of African CBA Projects; Discussion; Some current limitations to successful adaptation; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Potential Climate Change Impacts on Direct Economic Values From Wildlife in the Kilombero Ramsar Site, Tanzania; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Study Area; Data Collection and Analysis; Results; Rainfall Pattern and Probability
Wildlife Hunting Licenses and Outtakes in the North Kilombero Hunting BlockDirect Economic Value of Wildlife; Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Improving the Participation of Agro-Pastoralists in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Formulation: A Case Study from Keiyo District, Kenya; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Description of the Study Area; Research Approach; Results and Discussion; Local Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction; Agro-Pastoralist Involvement in CCA and DRR Policy Processes
Challenges to Agro-Pastoralist Involvement in Policy ProcessesOpportunities for Enhancing Agro-Pastoralist Involvement in Policy Processes; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; 5 Integration of Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Climate Change Adaptation and Enhancing Food Security in Nandi and Keiyo Districts, Kenya; Abstract; Introduction; Description of the Study Area; Keiyo District; Nandi District; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Household Demographics and Livelihood Activities; Common Shocks Affecting Household Food Security Status
Household Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Risk ReductionReliability and Opportunities for Integrating IKS in CCA and Food Security; Conclusions; References; 6 Climate Change and the Emergence of Helter-Skelter Livelihoods Among the Pastoralists of Samburu East District, Kenya; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Results and Discussions; Drought and the Pastoralist; Conflicts Across Ethnic and International Borders, and with Wildlife; The Aftermath of Floods; Family and Community Instability; Facing up to Climate Change: Adapting and Coping
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Includes bibliographical references.
It is widely acknowledged that, in addition to global and regional efforts to cope with climate change by means of mitigation measures, adaptation initiatives can and perhaps should play a key role in enabling communities from across Africa to better handle the problems related to it. Due to the fact that experiences in climate change adaptation in Africa are poorly documented, this book provides an attempt to address the perceived need for better documentation and dissemination of African experiences on climate change adaptation.
Environmental economics.
Climate change.
Sustainable development.
Environmental Economics.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Sustainable Development.
Climate Change Management