Acting On Climate Change For Sustainable Development In Africa
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Acting On Climate Change For Sustainable Development In Africa
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language : en
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Release Date : 2010
Acting On Climate Change For Sustainable Development In Africa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Climatic changes categories.
African Development Forum Adf Vii
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language : en
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Release Date : 2010
African Development Forum Adf Vii written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Climatic changes categories.
Climate Change In Africa
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Author : Michael Addaney
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-06-20
Climate Change In Africa written by Michael Addaney and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-20 with Political Science categories.
This edited collection chronicles the public policy responses to climate change and current and potential impacts that will affect critical and priority sectors within and across African countries now and in the coming decades. Contributions cover governance and policy responses to climate change, emphasizing continental governance and policy responses, national governance and policy responses (what selected countries in Africa are doing), and local or community policy and programmatic responses (what some selected major African communities are doing). Each chapter adopts multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, combining insights from social and policy sciences, emphasizing existing gaps, particularly in the area of decision-making, governance and local climate action. The book offers both theoretical and practical contributions, with the aim of advancing academic discourse and thinking, policymaking and implementation of climate interventions in Africa.
Gender Equality Climate Action And Technological Innovation For Sustainable Development In Africa
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Author : Ogechi Adeola
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-01-08
Gender Equality Climate Action And Technological Innovation For Sustainable Development In Africa written by Ogechi Adeola and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-08 with Social Science categories.
This open access book explores the intersection of gender and climate change, suggests ways in which innovative technologies can accelerate climate relief actions, and offers strategies for integrating climate change initiatives into national policies and planning. By examining the devastating consequences of climate change on women and girls throughout the continent, the authors pose a crucial question: Does gender matter in climate change discussions in Africa? Political and social traditions have burdened women with greater vulnerability to the impacts of climate-related natural disasters, including violence, displacement, poverty, famine and lack of access to clean water. However, women are also key to effective and inclusive climate mitigation, adaptation, and decision-making. The authors provide a compelling discourse that identifi es the social and economic benefi ts for all citizens when genderinclusive policies shape equitable and targeted action plans, from mitigationto adaptation and funding. The UN’s SDG 13 calls for urgent action and commitment to combat climate change. The implementable and action-oriented propositions presented in this book will be of interest to students, educators, practitioners, third-sector actors, and policymakers committed to gender equality, sustainable development and climate action in Africa.
Africa And The Climate Change Agenda
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Author : James Forole Jarso
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Africa And The Climate Change Agenda written by James Forole Jarso and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Over the past decade or so, climate change has been regularly cited as one of the biggest impediments to Africa's realization of sustainable growth and development. In particular, African leaders have been warned that, in light of the immense challenges posed by the phenomenon, the continent stands a very marginal chance of making meaningful progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. It cannot be gainsaid that these warnings are not without basis. Climate change commands significant influence on Africa's performance; it portends innumerable socio-economic and political challenges for the continent, which has perennially garnered “breaking news” coverage largely for the appalling humanitarian catastrophes on its soil. Though it contributes only about 3.8% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the continent constantly experiences the adverse impacts of climate change, as a result of its high poverty levels and low capacity to adapt. Worryingly, the effects of climate change have proved to be akin to Russian roulette, with every pull of the trigger posing risks for all, and the poor bearing the heaviest brunt because of their dependence on the surrounding environment for their survival. Today, issues relating to climate change are addressed in a plethora of treaties adopted within the UN framework. In their formal acknowledgment of the importance of climate change issues, African countries have overwhelmingly subscribed to these instruments. Africa's predicament has received formal acknowledgement in various circles. Within the inter-governmental African Union (AU) framework, on several occasions climate change has garnered the attention of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government (the Assembly), as well as the inter-ministerial level of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The issues have equally featured prominently within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), where Action Plan of the Environment Initiative affirms the continent's concerns vis-à-vis the challenges posed by climate change, and provides for climate change as one of the core priority areas to be addressed by the continent's leadership. The issues have equally garnered the attention of various forums, in particular the African Development Forum (ADF), a biennial multi-stakeholder gathering committed to building consensus and mobilizing partners for Africa's development. The 2010 Seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII), whose theme was “Acting on Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa,” was jointly organized by the Addis Ababa-based UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the AU Commission, and the Tunis-based African Development Bank (AfDB). The participants, drawn from diverse stakeholders, deliberated on the challenges and opportunities resented by climate change in Africa, and, after the five days of intensive panel discussions and parallel sessions, adopted a common statement (Consensus Statement) with some fifty-six points of agreement. This article aims to unearth the challenges and prospects in sustaining the outcomes of these principled negotiations for the African continent to make lasting progress in addressing the effects and impacts of climate change and variability.
Sustainable Development In Africa
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Author : Masafumi Nagao
language : en
Publisher: Spears Media Press
Release Date : 2019-07-27
Sustainable Development In Africa written by Masafumi Nagao and has been published by Spears Media Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-27 with Business & Economics categories.
Consisting of nine original chapters, this volume on theory and methods on sustainable development in Africa are crafted from a series of Sustainable Development Workshops organized by eight partner universities in Africa. The book responds to the call for concepts and methods suited to explaining and understanding sustainable development challenges on the African continent. Contributors are African faculty and graduates of the three master’s programmes in Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainable Integrated Rural Development and Mining and Mineral Resources, coordinated by the eight partner African universities who make up the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) initiative.
Adaptation To Climate Change In Southern Africa
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Author : Steffen Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan
Release Date : 2010
Adaptation To Climate Change In Southern Africa written by Steffen Bauer and has been published by Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
Adverse climate impacts are already evident across Southern Africa and pose a serious threat to the development prospects of the region's societies. Sustainable development in this region will depend on the rapid development and implementation of effective adaptation measures.This volume identifies the new socioeconomic and political boundaries to development that result from ongoing climate change in Southern Africa. The collected papers explore the region's potential for a transition to development strategies that combine meaningful socioeconomic investment and adaptation measures while also improving livelihoods in the region. The chapters are backed up by detailed case studies which underscore the urgent need for national governments and multilateral agencies to develop strategies to support Southern Africa's societies in adapting to climate change.
Africa S Right To Development In A Climate Constrained World
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Author : Kennedy Mbeva
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-01-20
Africa S Right To Development In A Climate Constrained World written by Kennedy Mbeva and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-20 with Political Science categories.
This book examines how Africa can secure a ‘just transition’ to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies.
Climate Change And Sustainable Development
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Author : Mohamed Abdel Rahim M. Salih
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Climate Change And Sustainable Development written by Mohamed Abdel Rahim M. Salih and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
. . . this book gives a good overview of major challenges facing policy makers, researchers and ultimately humankind in dealing with climate change. . . The reader also gets a good understanding of how fragmented and transversal the issues of climate change and sustainable development are. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture . . . a unified, useful and stimulating book which should act as a springboard for further work into what is a very topical and extremely important issue for everyone in the world, not just academics and policymakers. This book serves its intended audience but also deserves to be more widely read. World Entrepreneurship Society Too often, writings on climate change are placed into two categories: climate-change deniers, and climate-change supporters. What this timely and insightful collection of Mohamed Salih s does, is to problematise the issue; taking the debate to a level where it desperately needs to be; asking the thorny questions of how do the politics and international relations of climate impact upon the most vulnerable; the least-affluent; the dwellers of the majority world. In short, Salih challenges us: How did the climate change about climate-change . The responses of his contributors are salient, to-the-point sometimes disturbing but always thought-provoking. Timothy Doyle, Keele University, UK Editing the proceedings of a symposium into a cogent and coherent book is no easy task. This book, a tribute to Professor Opschoor is no exception; with disperse contributions of some highly acclaimed authors covering a wide spectrum of themes. It is a credit to Professor Salih s insight to string them together in the introductory chapter and entice the reader to read on. This book has food for thought on many fronts, reaching far beyond climate change, as did the oeuvre of Hans Opschoor. . . an instructive read. Paul Vlek, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, Germany It is difficult, if not impossible, to formulate and implement sustainable policy without first understanding the dynamic relationships between nature, society, economics and technology, and research plays a pivotal role in this regard. Climate Change and Sustainable Development is an important book which deals with these issues in the context of climate change and the changing global context of development. It alerts us to the relationship climate change has with two urgent tasks: poverty reduction and sustainable development, which require efforts that span countries, regions and communities. In this interdependent world, argue the authors, a shared vision and common effort are vital to sustaining our life support system. It is a must read. Jacqueline Cramer, The Netherlands Minister for Spatial Planning and the Environment This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development. Exploring alternative resource management approaches including federal resource management governance, ecosystem services, digital dematerialization, ecological cities, biofuels versus food, and children and climate change, this innovative volume provides fresh insights on the human condition with regards to the current debates on climate change. The distinguished contributors examine climate change induced processes that present profound challenges to sustainable development and poverty reduction at the local, national and global levels. This groundbreaking study will be a welcome addition for graduate and post-graduate students in development and environmental studies. It will also have great appeal to scientists, policy-makers and researchers in these fields.
Business And Climate Change Governance
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Author : T. Börzel
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-09-12
Business And Climate Change Governance written by T. Börzel and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-12 with Business & Economics categories.
How and why do business organisations contribute to climate change governance? The contributors' findings on South Africa, Kenya and Germany demonstrate that business contributions to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change vary significantly.