Governing Climate Mobility in Africa : Explorations of Adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana edited by Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Lily Salloum Lindegaard & Neil Anthony Webster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sørensen, Ninna Nyberg, (editor).

Lindegaard, Lily Salloum, (editor).

Webster, Neil Anthony, (editor).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Africa.

Sustainable development.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book examines the governance of climate-induced mobility in Africa, focusing on adaptation strategies and impacts in Ethiopia and Ghana. It explores the intersection of climate change, land use, migration, gender dimensions, and financial inclusion. Through case studies, it analyzes vegetation and land cover changes, smallholder farming adaptations, rural-to-urban migration, gendered mobility practices, and financial mechanisms. The editors and contributors aim to provide insights into policy approaches for managing slow-onset climate mobility and its socio-economic implications. The intended audience includes researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in climate adaptation, migration, and sustainable development. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Front Cover

Governing Climate Mobility in Africa: Explorations of Adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

List of Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction: An Outline of the Analytical Approach to ‘Governing Climate Mobility’

Introduction

From climate displacement to climate mobilities

Unfolding the governance perspective

Collaborative research

The contributions

References

Part I Climate and Land Cover Changes

2 Vegetation Cover Changes in the Eastern and Upper West Regions of Ghana

Theoretical perspectives on causes of vegetation cover loss

Study regions and districts

Approach to vegetation change detection analysis

Data for change detection analysis

Data pre-​processing

NDVI computation and image classification

Interviews and focus group discussions with local communities

Land cover changes in the Eastern region

Land cover changes in the Fanteakwa district between January 1991 and January 2020

Land cover changes in the Yilo Krobo district between January 1991 and January 2020

Change detection analysis for the Upper West region of Ghana

Land cover changes in the Jirapa district between December 1986 and December 2019 Generated by AI.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5292-4541-9

OCLC:

1527723568