Water and climate change in Africa : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / edited by Patricia E. Perkins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perkins, Patricia E.

Series:

Routledge advances in climate change research ; 2.

Routledge advances in climate change research ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Africa.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects--Africa.

Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Africa.

Water-supply--Africa--Management.

Water-supply.

Water resources development--Africa.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Government policy--Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the coming decades, countries around the world will face increasingly severe challenges related to global climate change. While the details vary from country to country, the impacts will be especially grave for marginalized people, whose access to food, potable water, and safe shelter may be threatened due to fluctuations in rainfall and temperature, and to extreme weather events. Because weather extremes are the main way that climate change manifests itself, water governance is a crucial aspect of climate change resilience.Following an overview of the ways climate change is affec

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-77319-3

0-203-55604-6

1-299-46949-3

1-136-77312-6

9780203556047

OCLC:

840417886