Overview

Two perspectives have dominated the social science discourse on climate change adaptation. Firstly, an international narrative among UN and donor agencies of technical and financial support for planned climate change adaptation. Secondly, a significant volume of studies discuss how local communities can undertake their own autonomous adaptation. Effective and sustainable climate adaptation requires a third focus: understanding of the political processes within sub-national institutions that mediate between national and local practices. This book address the knowledge gap that currently exists about the role of district-level institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa in providing an enabling institutional environment for rural climate change adaptation. Key Features: · Analyses the disconnect between national and local policy and practice, and how to overcome it · Analysis of the political ecology of climate change adaptation in 10 diverse rural districts across Sub-Saharan Africa based on evidence from thorough field work · Explains how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of climate change adaptation programmes by engaging with decentralized local governments and principles of subsidiarity with regards to decision-making and control over financial resources

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Author:   Esbern Friis-Hansen (Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark) ,  Charles Aben (Makerere University, Kampala) ,  Professor Jacob Agea (Makerere University, Kampala) ,  Bernard Bashaasha (Makerere University, Uganda)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781786390769

ISBN 10:   1786390760
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   12 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Implementing African National Climate Change Policies 3: Contemplating Climate Change at Local Government: On-the-ground Politics of Adaptation Delivery in Tanzania 4: Climate Change Adaptation and Decentralisation Politics: the Case of Local Governments in Rural Zambia 5: A White Elephant in a Changing Climate: a Territorial Approach to Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda 6: Creating Political Space for Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Ghana 7: Local Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda 8: Political Ecology of Climate Change Management in Rural Uganda 9: Local Political Processes and the Management of the Awoja Watershed in Eastern Africa 10: Competing Interests over Natural Resources and Adaptation to Climate Change: the Case of Rice Cultivation in the Gweri Wetlands, Uganda 11: Social and Institutional Dynamics of Mobility as an Adaptation to Climate Change 12: Hoarders as Saviours: The Performance of Regional Grain Traders During and After Extreme Drought 13: Conclusion: Towards Subnational Climate Change Action Amidst Ambiguity and Contestation Over Power and Resources

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2004-present - Senior researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies. 2007-2009 Team member for monitoring and evaluation of the EU financed ERA-ARD sub-programme Food & Energy 2007 Team leader for study of local governance and human rights. World Bank. 2006-2007 Team member for review of experience with Farmer Study Groups in East and Southern Africa. SIDA.

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