Climate risk in Africa : Adaptation and resilience

Climate risk in Africa : Adaptation and resilience

Author
Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Social Science

This 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 principles and structures designed to facilitate effective engagement about climate risk, including the robustness of information and the construction of knowledge through co-production


Keywords: Social Science / Environmental Geography / Environment Studies / Climate Change / Climate Change / Impacts / Climate Change / Development and Sustainability / Climate risk / Climate change / Climate adaptation / Climate resilience /co-prodution / Future Climate For Africa / Climate services / Sustainable development / Climate-resilient development / Agro-meteorology / Hydropower in Africa / Renewable energy / Urban planning / Climate education