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Decentralized Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
Esbern Friis-Hansen
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Description for Decentralized Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
Hardback. Based on fieldwork carried out in Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and Ghana, this book shows how local governance institutions change the way that they work as they engage with climate change adaptation initiatives. Editor(s): Friis-Hansen, Esbern. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786390769
SKU
V9781786390769
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Ref
99-1
About Esbern Friis-Hansen
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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