Climate Change in Africa: Adaptation, Resilience, and Policy Innovations

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations and Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction to Climate Change, Adaptation Policy and Resilient Development in Africa
	1 Climate Change in Africa: Overview of Impacts, Adaptation and Resilience Policy Responses
	2 Scope of the Book and Preliminary Conclusions
	References
2 Climate Change Impediments to Realising the Right to Development in Africa
	1 Introduction
	2 Climate Change Emergency
		2.1 Converging Pressures on Livelihood
		2.2 The Right to Development in Africa
		2.3 The Rule of Law Imperative
	3 The Context for Sustainable Development in Africa
		3.1 Enabling Governance Dispensation
		3.2 Climate Change Litigation
		3.3 Considering Climate Sanctions
	4 Conclusion
	References
3 Climate Change Adaptation Governance in Africa: The Legal and Institutional Frameworks
	1 Introduction
	2 Research Approach
	3 The Conceptualization of Climate Adaptation
	4 Defining Governance in Climate Change Adaptation
	5 Climate Adaptation Governance in Africa: the Regulatory Framework
	6 National Regulatory Frameworks on Climate Adaptation
	7 Governance Barriers to Adaptation in Africa
	8 Conclusion
	References
4 The Role of Indigenous and Experiential Knowledge in Advancing Enhanced Climate Action and Policymaking in Africa
	1 Introduction
	2 Understanding Indigenous and Experiential Knowledge: Meaning and Application to Climate Action
	3 Mainstreaming Indigenous and Experiential Knowledge in Climate Action in Africa
	4 Conclusion
	References
5 Climate Change, REDD+, and Gendered Benefit Sharing in Forest-Dependent Communities of Africa
	1 Introduction
	2 Research Approach
		2.1 Data Collection Methods
	3 Conceptual Review of Climate Change, REDD+, and Gender Justice
		3.1 REDD+ Projects in Africa: Challenges, Experiences, and Prospects
	4 Conclusion
	Appendix
	References
6 Multi-Level Climate Change Adaptation Governance in Lagos in Nigeria and the Western Cape in South Africa
	1 Introduction
	2 The Nature of Multi-Level Governance and Its Relevance to Climate Action
		2.1 Levels of Governance in the Constitutions of South Africa and Nigeria
	3 Theoretical Foundations of Climate Adaptation Framework
	4 International Background for Climate Change Adaptation in South Africa and Nigeria
	5 Climate Change Adaptation in South Africa
		5.1 The National Policy on Climate Change
		5.2 Provincial Climate Change Policy
		5.3 The Local Government Climate Change Policy
	6 Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria
		6.1 National Policies on Climate Change
		6.2 Climate Change Action at the State Level
	7 Assesssment of Disaster Risk Management in the Adaptation Process
	8 Conclusion
	References
7 Legal Responses to Climate Disasters in Southern Africa: Practical Legal Developments in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
	1 Introduction
	2 The Context of Human Rights and Climate Hazards in Southern Africa
	3 Responses to Climate Change: A Political Economy and Legal Analysis
		3.1 Regional and Sub-Regional Policy Responses to Climate Impacts.
		3.2 National Legal Responses to Climate Hazards in Zimbabwe
		3.3 National Legal Responses to Climate Hazards in Mozambique
	4 Comparative Legal and Policy Analyses
	5 Conclusion
	References
8 Governing Urban Green Spaces in the Context of Climate Change in Ghana
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
		2.1 Urbanization, Climate Change, and the Role of Urban Green Spaces
		2.2 Conceptualizing the Governance of Urban Green Spaces
	3 Research Methodology
	4 Analysis of Findings
		4.1 Analysis of Good Governance Principles in Urban Greening Initiatives
			4.1.1 Legitimacy
			4.1.2 Transparency
			4.1.3 Accountability
			4.1.4 Inclusiveness
			4.1.5 Fairness
			4.1.6 Integration
			4.1.7 Capability
			4.1.8 Adaptability
	5 Discussion of Findings
		5.1 The Need for UGS Policy in Ghana
		5.2 The Potentials of Urban Greening Initiatives for Climate Change Adaptation
	6 Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
9 Carbon Ownership and Issues of Resource Governance in Ethiopia
	1 Introduction
	2 Forest Biomass Carbon in Ethiopia
	3 Forest Carbon Ownership and Governance
		3.1 Tenure Arrangements
		3.2 Property Rights and Institutions
		3.3 Resource Use Conflicts and Their Management
	4 Carbon Benefit Sharing
	5 Ethiopian Government Efforts to Address the Carbon Ownership Challenges
	6 Conclusions
	References
10 Climate Variability and Household Food Security in the Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Ghana
	1 Introduction
	2 Climate Variability and Extremes, and Food Security in the Developing World
	3 Agro-Ecological Context of the Study Area: Talensi District
	4 Research Approach
		4.1 Data Sources and Collection Procedures
		4.2 Data Analysis
	5 Results and Discussions
		5.1 Manifestation of Climate Variability and Extremes in the Talensi District
		5.2 Measuring Household Food Security
	6 Conclusion and Policy Implications
	References
11 Putting People First in Climate Governance: The Role of South Africa’s Indigenous Values in Securing Ecologically Sustainable Development
	1 Introduction
	2 Ecologically Sustainable Development and the South African Constitution
	3 Legislative Approaches to Securing Ecologically Sustainable Development
	4 Indigenous Values as Instruments for Securing Ecologically Sustainable Development: The Case of Batho Pele
		4.1 Indigenous Values in Context
		4.2 Batho Pele: Meaning and Usage in Environmental Discourse
		4.3 Batho People (People First) in Climate Change Governance
		4.4 Batho Pele (People First) and the Judiciary
	5 Conclusion
	References
Index