Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
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 hand
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Walter Leal Filho Editor
Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
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Prof. Walter Leal Filho Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg Forschungs- und Transferzentrum Applications of Life Sciences Lohbruegger Kirchstr. 65 21033 Hamburg Germany e-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 1610-2010 ISBN 978-3-642-22314-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-22315-0
e-ISSN 1610-2002 e-ISBN 978-3-642-22315-0
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Foreword
Africa is a continent blessed with a substantial amount of environmental resources, and many African countries are quite rich with respect to biodiversity, minerals and favourable environmental conditions, which may allow them to harness solar energy, for example. Yet, African countries are also among the most vulnerable ones in respect to climate change. This is the case for three main reasons: 1. Climate change and the various phenomena associated with it may lead to disruptions in water cycle and subsequent increase in droughts, floods, storms and other extreme events, which may rather damage the fragile infrastructure; 2. Climate change may affect food production and pose an additional burden to societies already experiencing serious economic and social problems; 3. The impact of climate change-related events may especially affect the poor and most socially vulnerable people, thus negatively influencing their lives. 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. This is not to say that mitiga
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