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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461666203321

Titolo

Enhancing the climate resilience of Africa's infrastructure : the power and water sectors / / Raffaello Cervigni [and three others], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4648-0467-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Africa development forum

Disciplina

330.01

Soggetti

Water resources development - Environmental aspects - Africa

Water-supply - Environmental aspects - Africa

Power resources - Environmental aspects - Africa

Water-power - Environmental aspects - Africa

Infrastructure (Economics) - Environmental aspects - Africa

Climatic changes - Africa

Economic development - Environmental aspects - Africa

Resilience (Ecology) - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A copublication of the Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."

"United Nations Economic Commission for Africa"--Cover.

Appendices available online.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview / Raffaello Cervigni, James E. Neumann, Rikard Liden, Kenneth M. Strzepek -- Africa's power and water infrastructure / James E. Neumann -- Methodology / Kenneth M. Strzepek [and 7 others] -- Climate change projections in Africa / Brent Boehlert, Kenneth M. Strzepek, David Groves, Bruce Hewitson, and Chris Jack -- Reference investment scenario / Annette Huber-Lee [and 5 others] -- Impacts of climate change on infrastructure performance / Mark Howells [and 7 others] -- Adaptation to climate change in infrastructure planning / Robert Lempert [and 7 others] -- Adaptation to climate change in project design / David Groves [and 7 others] -- Recommendations /



Raffaello Cervigni, Fatima Denton, and Rikard Liden.