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Climate Risk in Africa Adaptation and Resilience /

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This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate risk. It is based on experiences in sub-Saharan Africa through the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) applied research programme. It begins by dealing with underlying pri...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Conway, Declan (Editor), Vincent, Katharine (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:
Physical geography.
Environment.
Climatology.
Economic development.
Physical Geography.
Environmental Sciences.
Climate Sciences.
Development Studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Key issues and progress in understanding climate risk in Africa; Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent
  • Chapter 2: Climate information - towards transparent distillation; Christopher Jack, John Marsham, David P. Rowell, Richard Jones
  • Chapter 3: Co-production; learning from contexts; Katharine Vincent, Anna Steynor, Alice McClure, Emma Visman, Katinka Lund Waagsaether, Suzanne Carter, Neha Mittal
  • Chapter 4: Decision-making heuristics for managing climate-related risks: introducing Equity to the FREE framework; Camilla Audia, Emma Visman, Gino Fox, Emmah Mwangi, Mary Kilavi, Mark Arango, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Dominic Kniveton
  • Chapter 5: Creating useful and usable weather and climate information: insights from Participatory Scenario Planning in Malawi; Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Katharine Vincent, Rebecka Henriksson
  • Chapter 6: High stakes decisions under uncertainty: dams, development and climate change in the Rufiji River basin; Christian Siderius, Robel Geressu, Martin C. Todd, Seshagiri Rao Kolusu, Julien J. Harou, Japhet J. Kashaigili, Declan Conway
  • Chapter 7: Integrating climate risks into strategic urban planning in Lusaka, Zambia; Anna Taylor, Gilbert Siame, Brenda Mwalukanga
  • Chapter 8: Supporting climate-resilient planning at national and district level: A pathway to multi-stakeholder decision-making in Uganda; Rosalind J. Cornforth, Celia Petty Grady Walker
  • Chapter 9: Conversations about climate risk, adaptation and resilience in Africa; Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent.

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