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African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
| African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation |
| Autore | Leal Filho Walter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2820 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.73874096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
OgugeNicholas
AyalDesalegn AdelekeLydia da SilvaIzael Leal FilhoWalter |
| Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Business & the environment, ‘Green’ approaches to business Education Sustainability |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Climate Change
Sustainability Management Environmental and Sustainability Education Sustainable Development Environmental Sciences Management Environmental Social Sciences Africa Adaptation Resilience Research Projects Open Access Business & the environment ‘green’ approaches to business Education Sustainability |
| ISBN | 3-030-45106-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editor-in-Chief -- About the Editors -- Associate Editors -- Reviewers -- Contributors -- Part I: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security -- 1 Adaptation of Seaweed Farmers in Zanzibar to the Impacts of Climate Change -- Introduction -- Case Study of Zanzibar -- Conceptual Framework -- Aims and Objectives -- Methods -- Analysis -- Results -- Meteorological Evidence -- Perceived Climatic Changes and Reported Impacts on Seaweed -- Adaptation Strategies and Constraints -- Discussion -- Future Study -- Wider Implications -- Conclusion -- Supplementary Information -- S1: List of Academics and NGOs Contacted During Scoping Phase -- S2: Participant Profiles -- S3: Interview Questions Used as a Guideline for the Semi-structured Interviews -- S4: Coding Strategy Used to Analyses the Seaweed Farming Interview Data -- S5: Presen6ce Absence Data for Challenges to the Off Bottom Method -- S6: Presence Absence of Challenges for Deepwater and off Bottom Methods -- S7: Percentage of Participants Spending Their Income from Seaweed Farming on Various Items -- References -- 2 Adaptation of Small-Scale Tea and Coffee Farmers in Kenya to Climate Change -- Introduction -- Agriculture in Kenya -- Climate Change Policies and Regulations in Kenya -- Tea Sector in Kenya -- Climate Change Challenges in the Tea Sector -- Adaptation and Mitigation Measures by Small-Scale Farmers in the Tea Sector -- Coffee Sector in Kenya -- Climate Change Challenges in the Coffee Sector -- Adaptation and Mitigation Measures by Small-Scale Farmers in the Coffee Sector -- Recommendations and Conclusion -- Farmer Empowerment -- Strengthening of Institutions -- Collaborations and Partnerships -- Certification -- References.
3 Adaptive Capacity to Mitigate Climate Variability and Food Insecurity of Rural Communities Along River Tana Basin, Kenya -- Introduction -- Impacts of Climate Variability -- Adaptive Capacity to Mitigate Climate Variability Impacts -- Impacts and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in Arid and Semiarid Lands: A Case of Garissa and Tana River Counties... -- Rainfall and Temperature Impacts on Food Security -- Community Perception on Climate Variability and Its Impacts -- Adaptations Strategies to Climate Variability in Arid and Semiarid Land -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- References -- 4 Agricultural Interventions to Enhance Climate Change Adaptation of Underutilized Root and Tuber Crops -- Introduction -- Major Roots and Tuber Crops -- Cassava -- Sweet Potatoes -- Yam -- Irish Potato -- Cocoyams (Arrow Roots) -- Root and Tuber Crop Production in Kenya -- Agricultural Interventions for Adaptation to Climate Change -- Bio Fertilizers -- Organic Agriculture -- Soil Organic Matter Management -- Mulching -- Zero Tillage -- Tie-Ridging -- Improved Seed Varieties -- Management of Community Seed Banks -- Cropping Systems -- Irrigation Method -- Exploiting Abandoned Lands -- Agroforestry Practice -- Clean Seed Production Technologies -- Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Africa: Small-Scale Farmers in Cameroon -- Introduction -- Background of the Study -- Review of Literature -- Perceptions of Climate Change by Small-Scale Farmers in Africa -- Adverse Effects of Climate Change on Africa´s Small-Scale Farmers -- Drivers of Small-Scale Farmers´ Vulnerability to Climate Change in Africa -- Adaptation Options Implemented by Small-Scale Farmers in Africa Confronted with Climate Change. Determinants of Small-Scale Farmers´ Choice of Adaptive Measures Confronted with Climate Change -- Barriers to Adaptation for Small-Scale Farmers in Africa Confronted with Climate Change -- Effectiveness of Small-Scale Farmers´ Adaptation Measures in Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change -- Description of Study Area and Methodology -- Description of the Study Area -- Research Methods -- Study Site Selection and Sampling Methods -- Data Sources and Collection -- Analysis of Data -- Dependent and Independent Variables -- Findings -- Variations and Changes in Climate Elements -- Adaptive Choices of Small-Scale Farmers Confronted with Climate Change Adversities -- Farmer Perceived Factors Influencing Adaptive Capacity to Adverse Climatic Variations and Changes -- Farmers´ Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change -- Factors Affecting Small-Scale Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change -- Non-Cause-Effect Relationship Between Small-Scale Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity and Continuous Independent Variables -- Non-Cause-Effect Relationship Between Small-Scale Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity and Qualitative Independent Variables -- Binary Logistic Regression Model Predicting Small-Scale Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity to Climatic Change from Independent Variabl... -- Discussion -- Variations in Climate Elements -- Adaptive Choices of Small-Scale Farmers Confronted with Climate Change -- Perceived Factors Affecting Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change -- Non-Cause-Effect and Cause-Effect Relationship Between Small-Scale Farmers´ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change and Independen... -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 6 Assessment of Farmers´ Indigenous Technology Adoptions for Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Issue Description -- Research Techniques and Findings. Devastating Effects of Climate Change on Smallholder Farmers -- Indigenous Adaptation Techniques in Use in Nigeria -- North-Central Zone - Benue State -- North West Zone - Kaduna State -- North-East Zone - Taraba State -- South-East Zone - Enugu State -- South-South Zone - Cross River -- South-West Zone - Oyo State -- Constraints to the Development of Indigenous Adaptation Techniques in Nigeria -- Indigenous Adaptation Techniques Contributing Factors -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Case for Climate Smart Agriculture in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change -- Introduction -- Background -- Climate Change and Food Security -- Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies -- Breeding and Climate Change -- Efficient Resource Management -- Integrated Renewable Energy Technologies of Farming Systems -- Resource Conserving Technologies (RCTs) -- Land Use Management -- Cropping Season Variation -- Crop Relocation -- Efficient Pest Management -- GIS Mapping -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Sorghum Farmers´ Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Semiarid Region of Cameroon -- Introduction -- Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Sorghum Farmers -- Climate Hazards and Sorghum Farmers´ Adaptation Strategies -- Sahelian Farmers Adaptation Strategies´ Typologies -- First Category of Typologies -- Second Category of Typologies -- Third Category of Typologies -- Characterization of Sorghum Farmers´ Adaptation Strategies -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria -- Introduction -- Research Methodology -- Findings -- Livelihood Vulnerability to Climatic Risks -- Assets and Food Production Nexus -- Households Still Living Below the Global Poverty Line -- Discussion -- Final Remarks -- References -- 10 Tied Ridges and Better Cotton Breeds for Climate Change Adaptation -- Introduction. Characteristics of Cotton Growing Areas in Zimbabwe -- Crop Genetic Diversity and Climate Change -- Status of Cotton -- In-Field Moisture Harvesting -- Tied Ridges -- Planting Basins -- Mulch Ripping -- Cotton Production Under Climate Change -- Effects of Water Harvesting on Soil Moisture Content -- References -- 11 Determinants of Cattle Farmers´ Perception of Climate Change in the Dry and Subhumid Tropical Zones of Benin (West Africa) -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Study Areas -- Data Collection -- Exploratory Study -- In-Depth Interviews -- Statistical Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Cattle Farmers Surveyed -- Cattle Farmers´ Perception of Climate Change Indicators -- Determinants of Cattle Farmers´ Perception of Climate Change -- Cattle Farmers´ Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Drivers of Level of Adaptation to Climate Change in Smallholder Farming Systems in Southern Africa: A Multilevel Modeling A... -- Introduction and Background -- Data Gathering and Analytical Framework -- Multilevel Estimation of Determinants of Level of Adaptation -- Random Effects -- Hierarchical Linear Regression Model with Random Intercept and Level 2 Covariates -- Promote Learning Through Linkages with Public and Private Extension Services -- References -- 13 Economic Analysis of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Maize Production in Smallholder Farming Systems -- Introduction -- CSA in Crop-Livestock Farming Systems -- Methodology -- Study Area and Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Economic Analysis of CSA -- Return on Investment -- The Stochastic Profit Frontier Model -- Results and Discussion -- CSA Adaptation Strategies Employed by Households in Maize Production -- Economic Analysis of Maize -- Estimated Stochastic Frontier Profit Function. Conclusions and Recommendations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910482868503321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Change in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Adaptation, Resilience, and Policy Innovations / / edited by Michael Addaney, D B Jarbandhan, William Kwadwo Dumenu
| Climate Change in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Adaptation, Resilience, and Policy Innovations / / edited by Michael Addaney, D B Jarbandhan, William Kwadwo Dumenu |
| Autore | Addaney Michael |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 270 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 363.73874096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JarbandhanD. B
Kwadwo DumenuWilliam |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences—Social aspects
Human geography Sustainability Environmental geography Environmental Social Sciences Human Geography Integrated Geography |
| ISBN | 3-031-30050-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Climate change, adaptation policy and resilient development in Africa: Pathways and emerging innovations (Michael Addaney and Vain Jarbandhan) -- Part:1 -- Chapter 2. Climate change impediments to realising the right to development in Africa (Carol Chi Ngang) -- Chapter 3. Placing indigenous and experiential knowledge in climate change adaptation governance in Africa (Habib S Usman, Michael Addaney and Cephas Brewsters Soyapi) -- Chapter 4. Climate change adaptation governance in Africa: A state of the art Abstract (Marus Gbomagba) -- Chapter 5. Climate Change, REDD+ and Gender justice in Forest-Dependent Communities of Africa (Rachel Yeboah Nketiah) -- Chapter 6. Climate change mitigation and adaptation responses in the context of food and nutritional security in Africa (Jennifer Turyatemba Tumushabe) -- Part:2 -- Chapter 7. Multi-level climate change adaptation governance in Nigeria and South Africa (Olubunmi A. Afinowi) -- Chapter 8. Legal responses to climate disasters in Southern Africa: Practical legal developments in Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Lenin Tinashe Chisair) -- Chapter 9. Connecting climate change, disaster risk reduction and good governance in South Africa (Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu and Evangelos Mantzaris) -- Chapter 10. Governing urban green spaces in the context of climate change in Ghana (Nelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini) -- Chapter 11. Carbon Ownership and Issues of Resource Governance in Ethiopia (Zenebe Mekonnen) -- Chapter 12. Climate Variability and Household Food security in the Guinea Savannah Agro-ecological Zone of Ghana (Seth Opoku Mensah, Timothy Amang-bey Akanpabadai, Michael Addaney, Seth Asare Okyere, and Stephen Kofi Diko). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910731475203321 |
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Addaney Michael
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / / edited by Patricia E. Perkins
| Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / / edited by Patricia E. Perkins |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (142 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.73874096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PerkinsPatricia E |
| Collana | Routledge advances in climate change research |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Africa
Climatic changes - Economic aspects - Africa Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Africa Water-supply - Africa - Management Water resources development - Africa Water-supply - Government policy - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-55604-6
1-299-46949-3 1-136-77312-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: the importance of community-based organizations for equitable water governance in times of climate change / Patricia E. Perkins -- Economic, ecological and climate justice: literacy and politics / Wahu Kaara -- Climate, gender and class justice in Africa / Patrick Bond -- Kilimanjaro initiative: working with youth in Nairobi / Sadique Bilal Issa -- Climate change in South Durban, South Africa / Lushendrie Naidu -- Bringing together community and academic knowledge: the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Education Environmental Education Club / Eugenia Cossa -- Community river restoration in South Africa / Simphiwe Nojiyeza -- Gender and climate change in Mozambique / Saquina Mucavele -- Can you educate hungry people? / Erika Mendes and Tiago Esmael -- A hot climate for civil society: engagement with climate change and water in eThekwini (Durban) / Mary Galvin -- Planning and climate change in Nairobi / Romanus Opiyo -- Climate vulnerability and resilience in local communities / Elizabeth Lorimer -- Durban, climate change, and socio-political transformation / Rehana Dada -- Conclusion: developing community-based responses to climate change / Patricia E.Perkins and Patricia Figueiredo Walker. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452686003321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / / edited by Patricia E. Perkins
| Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / / edited by Patricia E. Perkins |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (142 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.73874096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PerkinsPatricia E |
| Collana | Routledge advances in climate change research |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Africa
Climatic changes - Economic aspects - Africa Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Africa Water-supply - Africa - Management Water resources development - Africa Water-supply - Government policy - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-136-77319-3
0-203-55604-6 1-299-46949-3 1-136-77312-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: the importance of community-based organizations for equitable water governance in times of climate change / Patricia E. Perkins -- Economic, ecological and climate justice: literacy and politics / Wahu Kaara -- Climate, gender and class justice in Africa / Patrick Bond -- Kilimanjaro initiative: working with youth in Nairobi / Sadique Bilal Issa -- Climate change in South Durban, South Africa / Lushendrie Naidu -- Bringing together community and academic knowledge: the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Education Environmental Education Club / Eugenia Cossa -- Community river restoration in South Africa / Simphiwe Nojiyeza -- Gender and climate change in Mozambique / Saquina Mucavele -- Can you educate hungry people? / Erika Mendes and Tiago Esmael -- A hot climate for civil society: engagement with climate change and water in eThekwini (Durban) / Mary Galvin -- Planning and climate change in Nairobi / Romanus Opiyo -- Climate vulnerability and resilience in local communities / Elizabeth Lorimer -- Durban, climate change, and socio-political transformation / Rehana Dada -- Conclusion: developing community-based responses to climate change / Patricia E.Perkins and Patricia Figueiredo Walker. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779556503321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / / edited by Patricia E. Perkins
| Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / / edited by Patricia E. Perkins |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (142 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.73874096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PerkinsPatricia E |
| Collana | Routledge advances in climate change research |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Africa
Climatic changes - Economic aspects - Africa Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Africa Water-supply - Africa - Management Water resources development - Africa Water-supply - Government policy - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-136-77319-3
0-203-55604-6 1-299-46949-3 1-136-77312-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: the importance of community-based organizations for equitable water governance in times of climate change / Patricia E. Perkins -- Economic, ecological and climate justice: literacy and politics / Wahu Kaara -- Climate, gender and class justice in Africa / Patrick Bond -- Kilimanjaro initiative: working with youth in Nairobi / Sadique Bilal Issa -- Climate change in South Durban, South Africa / Lushendrie Naidu -- Bringing together community and academic knowledge: the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Education Environmental Education Club / Eugenia Cossa -- Community river restoration in South Africa / Simphiwe Nojiyeza -- Gender and climate change in Mozambique / Saquina Mucavele -- Can you educate hungry people? / Erika Mendes and Tiago Esmael -- A hot climate for civil society: engagement with climate change and water in eThekwini (Durban) / Mary Galvin -- Planning and climate change in Nairobi / Romanus Opiyo -- Climate vulnerability and resilience in local communities / Elizabeth Lorimer -- Durban, climate change, and socio-political transformation / Rehana Dada -- Conclusion: developing community-based responses to climate change / Patricia E.Perkins and Patricia Figueiredo Walker. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829090403321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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