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African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation/ edited by Walter Leal Filho, Nicholas Oguge, Desalegn Ayal, Lydia Adelake, Izael da Silva.
其他作者:	da Silva, Izael.
面頁冊數:	2656 p. 610 illus., 537 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature Living Reference
標題:	Sustainable Development. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8
ISBN:	9783030420918

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation[electronic resource] /edited by Walter Leal Filho, Nicholas Oguge, Desalegn Ayal, Lydia Adelake, Izael da Silva. - 2656 p. 610 illus., 537 illus. in color.online resource.

Open Access

This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is that this book will be a lead publication on the topic, which may be regularly updated and hence capture further works. Climate change is a major global challenge. However, some geographical regions are more severly affected than others. One of these regions is the African continent. Due to a combination of unfavourable socio-economic and meteorological conditions, African countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. The recently released IPCC special report "Global Warming of 1.5º C" outlines the fact that keeping global warming by the level of 1.5º C is possible, but also suggested that an increase by 2º C could lead to crises with crops (agriculture fed by rain could drop by 50% in some African countries by 2020) and livestock production, could damage water supplies and pose an additonal threat to coastal areas. The 5th Assessment Report produced by IPCC predicts that wheat may disappear from Africa by 2080, and that maize— a staple—will fall significantly in southern Africa. Also, arid and semi-arid lands are likely to increase by up to 8%, with severe ramifications for livelihoods, poverty eradication and meeting the SDGs. Pursuing appropriate adaptation strategies is thus vital, in order to address the current and future challenges posed by a changing climate. It is against this background that the "African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation" is being published. It contains papers prepared by scholars, representatives from social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies, undertaking research and/or executing climate change projects in Africa, and working with communities across the African continent. Encompassing over 100 contribtions from across Africa, it is the most comprehensive publication on climate change adaptation in Africa ever produced.

ISBN: 9783030420918

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

679787
Sustainable Development.

LC Class. No.: QC902.8-903.2

Dewey Class. No.: 577.27

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